Thousands of authors, including Kazuo Ishiguro and Richard Osman, have released an intentionally empty book titled Don’t Steal This Book at the London Book Fair to protest the use of copyrighted literature in AI training datasets. The publication contains only contributors’ names, using its blank pages as a symbolic warning about what creative work could become if unlicensed AI training continues. The protest comes as the UK considers copyright reforms that may allow AI firms to train on books without compensation. Writers argue such changes threaten their livelihoods, creative ownership, and the future of human‑driven storytelling.
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