Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023: The State of AI

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by KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.

When ChatGPT launched last November, the publishing industry began to discuss and write about how we can use AI in our industry—will it be used to help with research, to produce journal articles, to create marketing copy or content, to conduct scholarly communication, in peer review, or in ways we have yet to discover?

Here at KGL, as discussed recently on our PubFactory Virtual Series: Industry Day community event, we have been experimenting with AI detectors for peer review, media creation, alt-text generation, and a “conversational manuscript” using ChatGPT, among other potential use cases.

Though new applications (and implications) of AI are being discovered every day, one panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair this month seeks to provide the most up-to-date information on AI and its impact on the industry in “The State of AI in Publishing Today:”

Technologist Thomas Cox has put together a “distinguished panel of AI experts and industry leaders, each offering insights into the current landscape and future direction.”

When we asked Cox what his goals were for the panel, he noted, “We intend to examine the present state of AI in publishing, assessing its strengths and limitations. Our discussion will particularly focus on AI's current impact on authors, agents, and publishers. Will AI help the industry and the written word or will there be unintended consequences of the current direction of travel?”

Those joining Cox on stage are:

  • Christoph Bläsi, Professor for Book Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

  • Nadim Sadek, Founder and CEO, Shimmr AI

  • Anna Soler-Pont, Literary Agent and Founder, Pontas Literary & Film Agency

The conversation will focus on these topics:

  • How the use of AI can revolutionize the publishing industry

  • How the promises of AI fit into a systematic understanding of publishing 

  • Which sectors are the most affected, writing, publishing, marketing

  • What could be our objectives for AI in publishing

  • How can AI improve our lives

  • How AI sits in the context of other technological revoutions

  • How publishers are embracing AI

  • How to evaluate the role of AI in content creation an dissemination

  • The real-world implications of AI for authors and agents

  • How AI is being included in contracts

  • Areas where AI should and should not be applied

  • The social implications of AI on language

  • Overall protection in the industry—what needs to be protected and how

Whether you are well-versed in AI or just trying to figure out what the implications are for your business, this is sure to be a helpful and interesting discussion by those on the frontlines of AI in publishing. If you are attending the Frankfurt Book Fair, you can attend this panel discussion on Thursday, October 19th at 12:00pm at the Publishing Perspectives Forum, Congress Center, Level 2, Room Spektrum.

KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. will be exhibiting at the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse, October 18-22 at Hall 4.0, Stand E96, alongside our sister company, Sheridan. Click here to visit our event page or schedule a meeting.