Elizabeth Cole
coleheartedgirl.bsky.social
Elizabeth Cole
@coleheartedgirl.bsky.social
Author of 25+ historical and paranormal romances, plus some cozy mysteries (as Juneau Black). Going out on a limb and saying fascism is bad.
Happy to share my post on creating actually great and effective author swag, instead of stuff people toss in the trash: writenowcoach.com/the-best-aut...
May 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Cole
Good news for fellow authors disheartened by your books being illegally used to train AI;

"If your book was used by Meta, you’re automatically included in the Kadrey v. Meta class action in Northern California..."

And @authorsguild.bsky.social has some practical steps you can take.
Meta's Massive AI Training Book Heist: What Authors Need to Know  - The Authors Guild
Today, The Atlantic published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems. This is a similar tool to the on...
authorsguild.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM