'Like a sucker punch': Author's despair as novel appears on pirated database three months before publication

Today (Thursday, 12th June) is publication day for Harriet Evans’ novel, The Treasures (Viking). Except, before it even hits bookshelves and nightstands, the novel might well have already been scraped by Meta to train its artificial intelligence.

Jun 12, 2025 - 08:54
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'Like a sucker punch': Author's despair as novel appears on pirated database three months before publication
Today (Thursday, 12th June) is publication day for Harriet Evans’ novel, The Treasures (Viking). Except, before it even hits bookshelves and nightstands, the novel might well have already been scraped by Meta to train its artificial intelligence.