Microsoft is the mystery AI company licensing HarperCollins books, says Bloomberg

Illustration: The Verge Just one day after 404 Media revealed that HarperCollins struck a three-year AI training deal with an unnamed company, Bloomberg now says Microsoft will use the publisher’s content to train a not-yet-announced AI model.
HarperCollins said in a statement to 404 Media that its deal will include “select nonfiction backlist titles” and that authors will have to opt into the training program.One author, Daniel Kibblesmith, posted screenshots a few days ago sh