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AI-written books at Barnes & Noble? CEO clarifies statement that stirred calls for boycott
After Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said the store would stock AI-written books as long as they were labeled as such, calls to boycott the retailer circulated online. Now the bookseller is clarifying his stance.
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After Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said the store would stock AI-written books as long as they were labeled as such, calls to boycott the retailer circulated online. Now the bookseller is clarifying his stance.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s linked report, AI-written books at Barnes & Noble? CEO clarifies statement that stirred calls for boycott, After Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said the store would stock AI-written books as long as they were labeled as such, calls to boycott the retailer circulated online. Now the bookseller is clarifying his stance.
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