Books, AI, and the Public Good: A New Grant

by Dan Cohen

I’m delighted to report that the Mellon Foundation has awarded $350,000 to Authors Alliance and my library, the Northeastern University Library, to convene writers, publishers, librarians, technologists, and other stakeholders to explore the best way for books to be incorporated into artificial intelligence in an ethical and productive way that serves the public. In the coming year, we will consider a range of issues related to AI and books and develop a plan for a public-interest training commons.

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