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An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge

  • Written by: Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England
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In May, a multibillion-dollar UK-based multinational called Informa announced in a trading update that it had signed a deal with Microsoft involving “access to advanced learning content and data, and a partnership to explore AI expert applications”. Informa is the parent company of Taylor & Francis, which...

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