David May
@composerdavidmay.bsky.social
Composer, Artist, Writer
PhD Student at Bath Spa University
www.david-may.co.uk
PhD Student at Bath Spa University
www.david-may.co.uk
I don’t know how this gets the lead paragraph that AI would be fine at Waterstones, when every quote seems to say nope, not doing that.
![Screenshot of BBC article reading:
Waterstones would stock books created using artificial intelligence, the company's boss has said, as long as they were clearly labelled, and if customers wanted them.
However, James Daunt, a veteran of the bookselling industry, said he personally did not expect that to happen.
"There's a huge proliferation of Al-generated content and most of it are not books that we should be selling," he said, but added it would be "up to the reader"
An explosion in the use of artificial intelligence, or Al, has prompted heated debate in the publishing industry, with writers concerned about the impact on their livelihoods.
In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC's Big Boss Interview podcast, Daunt said while Waterstones uses Al for logistics they currently try to keep Al-generated content out of the shops.
"As a bookseller, we sell what publishers publish, but I can say that instinctively that is something that we would recoil [from]," he said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jtgddiyucyvv5ux2gaikajvm/bafkreidkz5xj44lddk7djpvneso4ibj7a4qjgk3u5rik6bto6kzuqhrwqa@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I don’t know how this gets the lead paragraph that AI would be fine at Waterstones, when every quote seems to say nope, not doing that.
When the playlist you want doesn’t exist. But the one you need might be just there.
October 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When the playlist you want doesn’t exist. But the one you need might be just there.
I made these canvases for The Lounge at the Newday Youth Festival
August 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I made these canvases for The Lounge at the Newday Youth Festival
do something every day that terrifies your family
July 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
do something every day that terrifies your family
pencil, red is the first in a series of art using pencils as found materials.
Making visual art has been very freeing alongside my academic music research.
Making visual art has been very freeing alongside my academic music research.
April 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
pencil, red is the first in a series of art using pencils as found materials.
Making visual art has been very freeing alongside my academic music research.
Making visual art has been very freeing alongside my academic music research.
Pure nightmare fuel at McDonald’s
March 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Pure nightmare fuel at McDonald’s
Beautiful gift from my parents.
February 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Beautiful gift from my parents.