Shy Girls and Skeleton Crews: Are Robots Welcome in Publishing Today?

Sparks (the electrical kind) fly in the latest episode of Unedited as we unpack the biggest publishing scandal of the year and pair it with a recent report on the adoption (mandation?) of AI in the Big Five.  Joined once again by Will Gish, we tackle the Shy sensation that grabbed headlines (and millions of YouTube views) this past spring. Did Mia Ballard deserve a public drubbing for her alleged use of AI? Or was she ahead of the curve, a harbinger of the artificial helpmeets we’ll all be cozy with soon? And weren’t we already reading out of the algorithm’s hand anyway? We also consider what responsibilities publishers have to vet their frontlist.  A recent WIRED report chronicles the techy travails inside three of the Big Five, where Claude and ChatGPT are eating into the marketing and design departments. But is it really so bad to have computers drafting formulaic emails and press releases? We examine the line between adaptation and automation.  Join us and catch the full discussion, out now on all platforms.