Last week, the news came out that Amazon had introduced a new AI feature to its Kindle iOS app.

(...) Amazon has quietly added a new AI feature to its Kindle iOS app—a feature that “lets you ask questions about the book you’re reading and receive spoiler-free answers,” according to an Amazon announcement. (...) Perhaps most alarmingly, the Amazon spokesperson said, “To ensure a consistent reading experience, the feature is always on, and there is no option for authors or publishers to opt titles out.” — Molly Templeton, Reactor Mag

This development comes at kind of a funny moment for me. When I published New Names, Old Crimes, I modified my copyright page to include a statement that A.I. training of my story required prior written permission from me. I don't have a whole lot of hope that the same thieves who trained the current batch of LLMs on the entirety of the internet and every book they could pirate will respect that statement.