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When Artificial Intelligence Starts Writing Stories Readers Truly Love

December 23, 2025 by Mintu

What Happens If Readers Begin to Love AI-Generated Fiction?

For centuries, literature has been inseparable from the human hand. Stories carried the emotional weight of lived experience, shaped by memory, imagination, trauma, love, and loss. Authorship implied a person—someone who had endured the world and returned with language shaped by that endurance. Yet today, a new question sits uneasily at the intersection of technology and culture: What if readers genuinely enjoy fiction written by artificial intelligence? This is no longer a hypothetical reserved for experimental art labs or Silicon Valley think pieces. AI-generated text has advanced to the point where it can produce short stories, novels, poems, and essays … Read more

Trusted Media Brands Navigates AI Licensing Deals Amid Content Concerns

October 14, 2025 by Mintu

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), media companies are being confronted with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Trusted Media Brands (TMB), a well-established publisher known for iconic properties such as Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home, and the user-generated video licensing platform Jukin Media, has emerged as a cautious but strategic participant in AI dealmaking. The company is actively in discussions with major technology firms over AI licensing agreements but has deliberately chosen to hold back from finalizing any contracts until the terms ensure fair compensation and protect its intellectual property. The core issue TMB faces is scope. Many … Read more