Publishers push back against AI firms using Flemish novels without permission
Publishers say AI companies used Claus, Spit and Lanoye without consent. Europe debates digital sovereignty.
Flemish publishers are sounding the alarm: AI companies have trained their models without permission on the work of Flemish authors such as Hugo Claus, Lize Spit and Tom Lanoye, Het Nieuwsblad reports. Several publishers' organisations are launching a campaign built around an empty book, with three demands, VRT NWS writes.
The wider debate concerns dependence on American tech. De Standaard profiles companies that are deliberately switching to European AI applications, and European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen tells the paper that around 9,000 of Europe's 45,000 start-ups focus on AI and that sovereignty does not mean doing everything yourself.