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 has not responded to requests for comment.

The Microsoft and HarperCollins strike a major AI licensing deal. Credit: Omer Taha Cetin / Anadolu / Microsoft has signed a licensing deal with HarperCollins to train its AI models. According to Bloomberg sources,

Authors would have to opt-in to the agreement with an unnamed AI firm, with one reporting an offer of $2,500 to license their book for three years.

HarperCollins has partnered with Microsoft to license select nonfiction titles for artificial intelligence model training, according to Bloomberg. The deal, which spans three years, requires authors to opt in,

HarperCollins has agreed to allow a technology company to use 'select nonfiction' books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Authors are voicing concerns after a major book publisher offered payments in exchange for permission to use their books to train artificial intelligence.

The HarperCollins publishing company made a deal with an unnamed company, and now it wants authors to license their books to train AI.