Publisher Defends ‘Game of Thrones’ Illustrated Edition After AI Backlash

If it feels like you were just reading about Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin in a news story involving AI, that is correct: Martin is one of a few big-name authors currently taking part in a lawsuit against OpenAI over copyright concerns. The writers don’t want large language models learning from their works, and they also don’t want them to have free rein to craft rip-offs so close to the source material that they might confuse readers.

So it’s been particularly…