company

Penguin Random House

Book Publishing / Media
ScorePending
Awaiting crowdsourced evidence
Confidence
ApplicationModerate
medium
ImpactUnknown
low
OpennessUnknown
low
Penguin Random House (PRH), the world's largest trade book publisher, takes a dual-track approach to AI: actively deploying machine learning and an internal generative AI tool (PRH ChatGPT) for internal business operations while simultaneously taking a strong public stance against unauthorized use of its content for AI training. In October 2024, PRH updated its copyright pages across all new and reprinted titles to explicitly prohibit AI training on its works, and joined a global coalition condemning unlicensed use of creative works for generative AI. Internally, the company self-describes as 'AI-forward,' with a dedicated Data Science team building ML products for pricing, forecasting, and sales, and has published formal responsible-use principles emphasizing that human creativity remains central to every book it produces.
Application
How is AI being used?
Moderate
medium
Impact
How have people been affected?
Unknown
low
Openness
Company honesty about AI use.
Unknown
low
AI Tools & Platforms Detected
PRH ChatGPT (internal generative AI application)Machine learning tools for sales forecasting and stock managementMachine learning pricing modelsMachine learning forecasting systems
AI Hiringmoderate
2AI roles/ 130 total
Machine Learning Scientist, PricingSenior Machine Learning Scientist - ForecastingEngineer, Platform, Machine LearningSenior AI Solutions Engineer (book marketing and discovery)Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Associate
Key Evidence (10)
PRH introduced its own internal AI application called 'PRH ChatGPT' for employee use in early 2024
2024-04
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PRH updated copyright pages on all new and reprinted books to state 'No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems'
2024-10-18
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PRH joined the AAP and a coalition of 10,000+ global creators signing a statement condemning unauthorized use of creative works for generative AI training
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PRH published formal responsible AI principles including: 'every Penguin Random House book will be shaped and nurtured by a team of highly talented humans, from beginning to end'
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PRH Data Science team has been using ML tools for sales forecasting and stock management for over a decade
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PRH is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Scientist for forecasting; job posting states 'Penguin Random House is AI-forward and continues to invest in modern machine learning'
2026-01-29
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What insider reports could clarify
  • Scope and specific use cases of the internal PRH ChatGPT tool beyond employee productivity
  • Whether editorial or marketing departments use generative AI for content drafting with human review
  • Details on how 'responsible use' principles are enforced internally across imprints
  • Whether PRH is actively pursuing or has completed any AI content licensing deals (unlike some academic publishers)
  • Internal policies governing author consent when PRH uses ML on their manuscripts or metadata
  • Actual governance or audit processes behind the stated human-oversight principles
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