A11y, AI and alt text
Fashion Photography Archive775K+ imagesAI cloud service for alt textQuality of results too lowUse of AI itself entailed QA…
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Production and accessibility
ACDCx
A production automation system that applies AI to typeset, format, and prepare manuscripts for publication at scale.
AI Book Translation Initiative
Taylor & Francis is launching an initiative to translate academic books into English using AI-powered translation tools. After a year of testing, the publisher will begin rolling out translated titles in 2025, with AI handling the initial translation…
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AI Talks with Bone & Joint
“AI Talks with Bone & Joint” is a podcast that transforms research papers from the journals Bone & Joint Open, Bone & Joint Research, and Bone & Joint 360 into concise audio summaries. Utilizing a Generative AI tool…
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AI-Read Newsletters and Audio Experience
The Washington Post expanded its audio offerings by introducing AI-narrated versions of its three policy newsletters—Early Brief, Health Brief, and Tech Brief. Subscribers can now listen to these newsletters through the “Listen” tab in The Post’s app, which…
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ASM AI-generated alt text and audio proofing
ASM built AI-generated alt text into its XML proofing workflow, working backwards from publication so authors can review and edit image descriptions late in the process (where compliance is realistic) rather than being instructed up front. After a…
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Claude (Anthropic) – AI-Translated Book: “Ipnocrazia”
The author of the article describes a hands-on experiment using Claude, an LLM developed by Anthropic, to translate Ipnocrazia: Trump, Musk e la nuova architettura della realtà by Janwei Xun from Italian to English. After purchasing a DRM-free…
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Custom GPTs (e.g. “Add More Trees”)
Custom GPTs are tailor-made versions of ChatGPT used to analyze specific elements of fiction writing. In the webinar, Erin Servais demonstrates one that evaluates scene setting and sensory detail, offering editorial feedback such as suggestions to tie environment…
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EditGPT
EditGPT is a user-friendly tool designed for AI-assisted copyediting. It uses generative AI prompts packaged into clickable buttons like “Light Copyedit” or “Chicago Style,” allowing editors to instantly apply complex changes and export documents with tracked changes in…
Enhancing Author Experience for ASM’s Community by Providing Accessible Content
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) partnered with Kriyadocs to improve the accessibility of its published content. By integrating Kriyadocs’ platform, ASM aimed to serve a diverse global audience, enhancing the author experience and advancing the mission of…
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FigureTwo
FigureTwo builds web-native scientific figures that are data-connected, accessible and FAIR-compliant rather than static images. Authors upload a dataset and build interactive charts (scatter, regression, etc.); readers can explore individual data points, jump between the chart and the…
Kindle Translate
Amazon’s AI translation service for Kindle ebooks. The stated rationale: less than 5% of titles on Amazon are available in multiple languages.
Kotahi AI PDF Designer
A natural language-driven tool that enables users to design and style scholarly PDFs without needing technical typesetting knowledge. It allows users to interact directly with elements of a document and instruct the AI to apply style changes (e.g.…
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Kriyadocs
Kriyadocs is a cloud-based publishing platform designed to streamline the entire publishing workflow for journals and books. It offers an end-to-end solution encompassing manuscript submission, peer review, production, and delivery. The platform integrates AI and machine learning to…
Lanstad
Lanstad is a cloud-based publishing production platform developed by Deanta. It offers a collaborative project management workspace that enables real-time XML editing, proofing, and content transformation. Leveraging AI and machine learning technologies, Lanstad automates tasks and simplifies workflows,…