AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI & Books: A new wave of scrutiny is hitting AI training practices: a report and bookseller accounts say Amazon and other firms scan and destroy books to feed models, while a RAND warning flags how AI could help create biological weapons far worse than COVID. Publishing Deals: Allen Lane acquired Priyamvada Gopal’s “On Decolonization,” and Poolbeg Books signed journalist Jane Dalton to a three-book deal after Boundless collapsed. Book Discovery & Sales: Claire Douglas’s “The Family Friend” topped BookTok’s July list, and Poolbeg’s signing plus “August’s best books” roundups point to continued momentum in mainstream fiction. Consumer & Policy: The CFPB will stop publishing unverified complaint narratives, and the SBA proposes the biggest rewrite of small-business size standards in decades—reshaping who qualifies for set-asides and contracts. Business Climate: A PMI jump was driven by services, while manufacturing cooled, suggesting uneven growth ahead.
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