Australia May Legalize AI Training on Your Books. Sign a Statement Opposing It. - Authors Guild

I can't believe they'd do that.

Here's the latest AI copyright theft information Panzer found online.

 

According to the Authors Guild the Australian government wants to make it legal for Australian companies to use authors' books to train LLMs without authors permission. The post contains a form to sign your opposition to this.

 

Panzer says, "This would cover authors books worldwide not just in Australia."

 

Note: This is a short announcement.

 

To read the post tootle over to Australia AI Statement 

One industry, Many Markets - Publishing Perspectives

Interesting sales breakdowns included.

Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere today was at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

With a little digging there, he found a post about book sales and trends in global markets. 

 

Panzer says, "The markets are broken down into individual countries, regions and companies."

 

Note: This is a very, very long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Book Markets 

What book buyers think about AI in books - bookinsights.ai Blog

It's a generational thing like long naps.

Here's an interesting post Panzer found on the bookinsights.ai site.

 

The post is about a survey of over 5000 book buyers and their acceptance or non-acceptance of AI use by writers 

 

Panzer says, "It doesn't surprise this little kitty that the acceptance rate was according to age."

 

Note: This is a short medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to bookinsights.ai 

After the Fire, a New Anthology Inspired by Ray Bradbury Opens Call for Submissions - File 770

Can you fit a mystery in there?

If you're a writer and a Ray Bradbury fan, here's a post  Panzer found for you on the File 770 site.

 

While File 770 is not part of the submissions call, the post there does have all the rules and where to submit your submissions.

 

Panzer says, "Read all the rules before you submit."

 

Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a glass of milk and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Ray Bradbury

AI Best Practices for Publishers: Using AI Detectors and Dealing With Undisclosed AI Use - Authors Guild

Doesn't matter. Cats do whatever they want to do anyway.

Here's a post Panzer found at The Author Guild site about publishers, writers and AI use.

 

This post has a section on AI use detectors.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty is still confused: Is Spell Checker in Word considered AI use?  Is Find and Replace AI use?"

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.

  

To read the post tootle over to Publishers 

2026 National Book Awards Finalists - Locus

Recognize anyone?

Panzer made a stop at the Locus Magazine site today.

 

There our traveling kitty found the National Book Foundation's National Book Awards Locus readers genre specific finalist lists.

 

Panzer says, "The post also has a link to the complete lists of all the awards finalists."

 

Note: This is a short post. You won't need anything to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to National Book Awards Finalists 

A Panzerism

For some unknown reason yesterday's Panzerism got eaten in the Catosphere instead of being posted, so here it is today. 

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I'm proving no saddle is needed.

Panzer on equestrian skills:

 

I am not scratching the furniture ... 

 

I am learning how to ride the couch without a saddle. 

Jigsaw Puzzle

 

Hint

Here's today's jigsaw puzzle.

 

At the puzzle site click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

Have fun with this one.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Cat Jigsaw Puzzle

Free to Watch Classic Murder Mystery Movie: It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

Don't wake me.

Panzer found this classic movie on the Pizzaflix channel on Youtube.

 

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) is a 1936 black and white murder mystery movie.

 

Make a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the mystery.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Something Is Going to Happen - Skidding Broadside in a Cloud of Smoke

The things I do for you.

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Something Is Going to Happen has a post written by mystery writer Anna Scotti. 

 

In the post she explains the trail that led her to being a short story writer.

  

To read the post tootle over to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine