AI has been in the headlines recently with Meta's actions in using authors' works, without permission or license, to train the LibGen software.
We encourage all authors to check with their respective associations, the Society of Authors, the Writers Guild of America and other trade bodies on their rights and potential actions. Here is a great link from the SoA on potential actions: https://societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/the-libgen-data-set-what-authors-can-do/
Authors can check if their work has been pirated using the search bar in the following article: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/?mc_cid=670286d0cc&mc_eid=3a8a55d3bd
In the UK, we've signed the petition here -- and encourage everyone to do the same and share.