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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida

AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief

Writing book on laptop
Bloomsbury boss Nigel Newton said AI could support almost all creative arts, although it would not fully replace leading writers. Photograph: Tero Vesalainen/Alamy

Authors will come to rely on artificial intelligence to help them beat writer’s block, the boss of the book publisher Bloomsbury has said.

Nigel Newton, the founder and chief executive of the publisher behind the Harry Potter series, said the technology could support almost all creative arts, although it would not fully replace prominent writers.

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