Publishing’s Latest Piracy Problem: Audiobooks on YouTube 21. May 2026 (11:00) Illegal, synthetically narrated copies of “The Hunger Games,” hit self-help books and everything in between are increasingly common on the platform.(New York Times)
Gothic Fantasy Novels Filled With Dark Magic 21. May 2026 (11:00) The best-selling author Rachel Gillig recommends books that bring the haunted hallmarks of Gothic fiction into enchanted settings.(New York Times)
The A.I. threat to audiobooks 21. May 2026 (03:38) Artificial intelligence has made pirated audiobooks faster to make and harder to detect. Our reporter Alexandra Alter tells us about the latest threat to the publishing industry.(New York Times)
Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs 21. May 2026 (00:57) On a dark day of layoffs at Meta, one employee responded by creating an internal radio station that plays songs about job cuts — generated by artificial intelligence, of course.(New York Times)
Was a Story That Just Won a Literary Prize A.I.-Generated? 21. May 2026 (00:44) A respected literary magazine has published an award-winning short story many readers believe to be generated by artificial intelligence. Experts aren’t all so sure.(New York Times)
