Book authors and publishers have teamed up to urge Congress to stop Big Tech artificial intelligence learning models from gobbling up millions of books without permission to build their AI software, The Washington Post reported.

Microsoft and OpenAI were sued in June by a collection of authors over the use of their literature in training AI software. The lawsuit was one of 40 currently moving through the courts as writers have pleaded with lawmakers to stop what they view as an all-out assault on their livelihood. 

One such author is David Baldacci, a writer of best-selling legal thrillers who shared how his son used ChatGPT to create a plot in his father’s signature style. Within minutes the chatbot whipped up a complete plot, with twists and characters straight out of a Baldacci novel.

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