Does AI innovate publishing or just add noise? | A People's Guide to Publishing

AI has been a topic of near-constant debate in publishing the last few years. Is it a great democratizer, making writing, editing, and publishing accessible to everyone? Or is it just adding lower-quality, uncreative slush to the pile?  This conversation became even more prominent a few months ago with the launch of Spines, a company that says "harnessing the power of cutting-edge AI, Spines revolutionizes every facet of the publishing journey, including proofreading, formatting, cover design, distribution, and marketing across all major channels and platforms." Yehuda Niv, founder and CEO of Spines, joins Joe and Elly on the podcast this week for a discussion about AI, traditional publishing vs Spines model, and whether or not data actually supports the argument that AI is the great publishing disruptor.  ************ Thank you for listening to A People's Guide to Publishing!  We post new episodes every Thursday about publishing, authors, and the book industry. You can also listen via your preferred podcast app, or by visiting linktree.com/microcosm Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3663 Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10031 More from Microcosm: http://microcosmpublishing.com More by Joe Biel: http://joebiel.net More by Elly Blue: http://takingthelane.com Subscribe to our monthly email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gIXT6v Find us on social media: Facebook: http://facebook.com/microcosmpublishing BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/microcosm.bsky.social Instagram: http://instagram.com/microcosm_pub ************