# AI tools souring publisher-author relationships

> Publishers forcing AI tools into workflows spark author frustration and distrust.
- Title: AI tools souring publisher-author relationships · AV Club
- Summary: Publishers forcing AI tools into workflows spark author frustration and distrust. Bestselling authors report publishers using AI tools that generate…
- Keywords: ai tools, publishers, authors, big five publishers, hallucinated quotes, marketing copy, entertainment, culture, tools, souring, publisher-author, relationships
- Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/ai-use-publishers-authors-relationship
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai tools, publishers, authors, big five publishers, hallucinated quotes, marketing copy, entertainment, culture
## Publishers push AI tools
Bestselling authors anonymously report Big Five publishers forcing AI into their workflows.

> What are authors even doing with traditional publishers anymore if they’re going to outsource everything to a machine?
## Hallucinated quotes and marketing
Publishers include AI-generated quotes in marketing copy that are known to be hallucinated.

> gaslit
## Authors question publisher value
Authors ask why they should work with publishers when AI can handle all tasks themselves.

> Why can’t an author do that themselves?
## Publishers sue AI companies
Big Five publishers are suing AI companies for copyright infringement while using AI tools.

> frustrating to watch publishers get these massive settlements [from] AI companies and then embrace AI to do their work
## Key takeaway

Bestselling authors report publishers using AI tools that generate hallucinated quotes and marketing copy, leading to strained relationships and potential shift to alternative publishing.