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Barnes & Noble CEO Addresses Stance on AI-Written Books
The CEO of Barnes & Noble has the daunting task of defending the sale of AI-written books. Many are accusing James Daunt of favoring profit over integrity, per the Daily Wire. “I have actually no problem selling any…
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About James Daunt
Achilles James Daunt is a British businessman. He is the founder of the Daunt Books chain, and since May 2011 has been managing director of the bookshop chain Waterstones. Since August 2019, Daunt has also been CEO of Barnes & Noble, the American bookstore chain. He is known as "the man who saved Waterstones".
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- bookseller
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- October 18, 1963