Penguin Random House copyright pages will now forbid AI training

Penguin Random House (PRH), the largest of the Big Five publishing imprints, is pushing back against its published works being used to train AI.

As first reported by The Bookseller, PRH has changed its copyright wording to target AI. The new rules state that "no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems." This statement will appear in all new titles across PRH's imprints, as well as reprints of backlist titles.