EventBusinessOctober 28, 2026

Macmillan staff say publisher threw party for AI assistant NOA, later killed

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Workers tell WIRED that NOA—"No Ordinary Assistant," built by German software company Chaptr and backed by Macmillan parent Holtzbrinck—was unhelpful, and staff were told to paste only a "percentage" of authors' manuscripts into it. Bestselling authors also say AI is damaging their relationships with Big Five publishers.

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