Penguin Random House Publishing has implemented measures to protect its authors from having their work used for AI training without permission. As reported by The Bookseller, the copyright page of their books now explicitly states that no part of the book can be utilized for training artificial intelligence technologies. Additionally, the publisher has included language to safeguard against data absorption, asserting their rights to the text and data mining exception. This move follows a recent European Parliament directive on text and data mining exceptions and ownership. Penguin Random House joins other publishing companies in taking action against AI models using their content without consent, as seen with The New York Times issuing a cease and desist letter to the AI startup Perplexity for using their articles and stories to develop answers for users.
