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flag Montana author John Clayton refuses $340 AI licensing offer, citing ethical concerns over unpaid use of his work.

flag Montana author John Clayton faces an ethical and financial dilemma after being offered $340 to license his book, "Stories from Montana’s Enduring Frontier," for AI training. flag The collection of 20 years of essays on Montana’s frontier heritage feels incompatible with AI’s data-driven, meaning-free text generation. flag Clayton worries the small payment undermines his work’s value and future sales, especially since his book was previously used without consent by AI developers like Anthropic and Meta. flag He questions the lack of transparency about how his work would be used and highlights the broader issue of creators being compensated poorly—or not at all—for their contributions to AI systems. flag Clayton contrasts AI’s mechanical word prediction with the human depth of storytelling, seeing his situation as emblematic of a cultural shift where human effort is consumed without recognition.

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