Publishers on both sides of the Atlantic are pulling books from their release schedules over AI writing allegations — suspicions that authors used artificial intelligence — even when there is no hard proof the claims are true. The accusations, often based on AI detection software with a documented history of errors, are now enough on their own to end multimillion-dollar deals.
At least three major publishing agreements have collapsed in recent months after allegations of AI use surfaced. Authors caught up in the disputes say the fallout has upended their careers before any wrongdoing has been established.
