New Korean Publishers Association head discusses AI's impact, argues for 'fair compensation' for works

New head of the Korean Publishers Association Kim Tae-heon, far left, speaks during a press conference held in Jongno District, central Seoul, on May 13. [WOO JI-WON] The new head of the Korean Publishers Association is focusing on what he calls “AI readers,” artificial intelligence systems that read books and interact with their content, as the industry adapts to the rise of AI. “An AI reader has been developed that can read books and answer questions,” said Kim Tae-heon, the newly inaugurated president of the organization and head of publisher Hanbit Media, during a press conference held in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. Related Article Integrity, humanity hailed as prominent publishers, politicians celebrate Newspaper Day Publishers refuse to pay $264,000 penalty for missing profit reports, file court motion Gov't spends big on Korean books, publishers overseas in K-wave surge The Korean Publishers Association represents Korea’s publishing industry, with over 4,100 bo