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Montana author John Clayton refuses $340 AI licensing offer, citing ethical concerns over unpaid use of his work.
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.
The collection of 20 years of essays on Montana’s frontier heritage feels incompatible with AI’s data-driven, meaning-free text generation.
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.
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.
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.
El autor de Montana, John Clayton, rechaza la oferta de licencia de IA de $ 340, citando preocupaciones éticas sobre el uso no pagado de su trabajo.