Macmillan staff say publisher threw party for discontinued AI assistant

WIRED reports that Macmillan staff described NOA ("No Ordinary Assistant") as unhelpful; the publisher held a launch party for the internal AI tool before it was discontinued. Bestselling authors also say AI is harming their relationships with Big Five publishers.

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