Major book publishers reportedly use AI for marketing copy and cover art as staff push back

WIRED reports, citing more than two dozen anonymous workers, that HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette are using AI for publicity copy, marketing materials and emails to literary agents. At HarperCollins, staff say some employees were assigned to be “AI Champions.” Simon & Schuster workers opposed the company’s exploration of workflow-analysis software; its CEO said no decision to use it had been made.