After 15+ years of hustling to publish #academic journal articles and books, a significant proportion of my work is now being sold off to #Microsoft to train #LLMs. I never consented to this, and of course when I started my career, I never predicted this.

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/academic-authors-shocked-after-taylor--francis-sells-access-to-their-research-to-microsoft-ai

That whoosh you're hearing is me rushing to sign on to whatever class action lawsuit is in the offing.

Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI

Authors claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment.

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