Taylor & Francis to use AI translation tools to publish books ‘otherwise unavailable in English’

Last year, T&F, whose parent company Informa also owns the academic publisher Routledge, became the first UK-based publisher to confirm it had made deals worth tens of millions of pounds with tech companies, including Microsoft, to sell its authors' backlist to train AI chatbots - a move which its authors claimed at the time didn't include remuneration for authors, or ask for their permission. T&F has since told The Bookseller that "rightsholders" including authors will be paid a share from its AI partnerships, although it hasn't disclosed how much, in accordance with their contracts.