Academic authors ‘shocked’ after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI

Authors have expressed their shock after the news that academic publisher Taylor & Francis, which owns Routledge, had sold access to its authors’ research as part of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) partnership with Microsoft—a deal worth almost £8m ($10m) in its first year.

Academics published by the group claim they were not informed about the AI deal, were not given the option to opt out, and are not receiving extra payment.