AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI & Bookselling: A used-bookseller describes how books sent to AI training pipelines were de-spined, scanned, and fed into large language models—fueling fresh outrage about what happens to physical titles once they enter “digitisation.” Academic Publishing Integrity: Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigned after a plagiarism row and claims about his credentials and authorship; the fallout also includes allegations about an AI-generated resignation letter and scrutiny of how he was appointed. Publishing Deals Under AI Suspicion: Nigerian author Jerry Falade’s $2m+ publishing deal collapsed after his agency said it could not confirm the manuscript was free of AI involvement. Press Freedom Under Pressure: Addis Standard editor Yonas Kedir was released after detention; his office was raided and security forces ordered the publisher to vacate. Save Black Literature: Britain’s “Save Our Stories” campaign is racing to protect a one-million-book archive of Black authors after break-ins threatened its future. Tanzania Anti-Trafficking: Tanzania reports rescues of 160 victims and arrests of 57 suspects, highlighting cyber-enabled trafficking tactics. Chess Milestone: Nigeria’s 14-year-old Ekunke Odey Goodness wins the inaugural FIDE World Amateur Rapid Chess Championship in Abuja.
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