Barnes & Noble CEO clarifies the bookseller’s stance on AI-written books after refusing to ban them: ‘This is a straightforward rejection of AI books’
Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt clarified the company's position on AI-generated books, stating that they will not ban their sale as long as they are clearly labeled. He emphasized that the responsibility for identifying AI content lies with publishers rather than booksellers. Daunt's comments come amid growing public backlash against AI technology, but he maintains that the bookstore will take measures to exclude AI-generated content from its inventory.
- ▪James Daunt stated that Barnes & Noble will not outright ban AI-written books as long as they are clearly labeled.
- ▪The company actively works to exclude AI-generated books from its online catalog and does not knowingly stock them in stores.
- ▪Daunt believes that banning AI books could lead to complex debates about censorship and the responsibilities of publishers.
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Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt wants to set the record straight on his views on AI-generated books.Recommended Video In an interview with NBC News earlier this week, Daunt said he would not outright ban the sales of books written by AI. Daunt took the helm of the bookseller in 2019, helping to lead it through a turnaround of sliding sales by embracing the ethos of a small business, encouraging individual locations to layout their stores based on the interests and demand of their customer bases. “I have actually no problem selling any book, as long as it doesn’t masquerade or pretend to be something that it isn’t, and that it has an essential quality to it, and that the customer, the reader, wants it,” Daunt told Today’s Jenna Bush Hager.
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