AI and Editorial: Available Tools, Remarkable Results
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Fall 2024 AI Webinar series, co-produced with Thad McIlroy, is our ongoing exploration of artificial intelligence and its impact on the book industry. Don’t miss these exclusive, trailblazing discussions on the impact of AI on the future of publishing:
- 9/30: The Landscape for Content Licensing for AI: Challenges and Opportunities
- 10/23: AI and Editorial: Available Tools, Remarkable Results
- 11/20: Building an AI Workflow: Dedicated Software or Roll-Your-Own?
- 12/12: AI and Authorship
Description
AI has reconfigured the landscape for tools to aid in the editorial task, both for writers and for publishers. On the one hand, AI-assisted editorial tools are not just for grammar and spell-checking — they can tackle even tougher tasks than that. The tools for grammar and spell-checking are not just what's built into Microsoft Word and Grammarly... there are at least a dozen others worth considering.
Join our panel as we drill down on the available editorial tools and dive deep into how to use them effectively.
Speakers
- Peter Brantley, Editor, Read 2.0 Forum; Convener, Books in Browsers Conference
Peter Brantley is the Director of Online Strategy for the University of California Davis Library. Previously, he was the Director of Digital Development at New York Public Library, and before that, Director of Scholarly Communication at the open source not-for-profit, Hypothes.is. He worked at the Internet Archive on policy issues and open standards. He convened a publishing and technology conference with the Frankfurt Book Fair and served as a contributing editor for Publishers Weekly. He has also been an advisory member for several academic publishing efforts, including the CoKo Foundation; the University of California Press; the American Geophysical Union; and the American Association of University Presses.
- Erin Servais, Founder, AI for Editors
Erin Servais is an editor and educator, teaching the AI for Editors course and blogging about how editors can use artificial intelligence at AIforEditors.com. She serves on the board of directors for ACES: The Society for Editing and is the founder of the Editors Tea Club.
She has presented and lectured about editing, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence for the Professional Editors Network, the Editorial Freelancers Association, Editors Canada, the Northwest Editors Guild, ACES, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
In her fifteen years as a book editor, she helped to bring hundreds of titles to print, many through Dot and Dash, LLC, the boutique author-services company she founded in 2016.
- Thad McIlroy, The Future of Publishing
Thad McIlroy is a digital publishing analyst and author based in San Francisco. His site, The Future of Publishing, provides in-depth coverage of book publishing industry trends, currently focusing on the intersection of AI with book authoring and publishing.
A well-established expert in the technology and marketing issues surrounding digital publishing, he has authored a dozen other books and over 500 articles. McIlroy is also a partner in Publishing Technology Partners, and a contributing editor to Publishers Weekly covering artificial intelligence, publishing innovation, and book publishing technology startups. His latest book is The AI Revolution in Book Publishing: A Concise Guide to Navigating Artificial Intelligence for Writers and Publishers.
Sponsors
Thank you to our Presenting Co-Sponsors for their support of our Fall 2024 AI webinar series!
- Association of American Literary Agents (AALA)
- Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP)
- Association of University Presses (AUPresses)
- Authors Alliance
- Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)
- Copyright Alliance
- CreativePro Network
- Educational Book and Media Association (EBMA)
- Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
- Protestant Church-Owned Publishers Association (PCPA)
- PubWest
- Women's Media Group
Recordings and slide decks will be made available to all registrants within one week of the event.
BISG Members:
Your BISG membership grants you complimentary access to this four-part AI webinar series. Simply log in to your BISG profile to register for free.
Nonmembers:
- Single Webinar Ticket: $19
- Series Ticket: $49 (a $27 savings!)
Attend all four webinars and receive a significant discount over purchasing individual tickets.
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