Featuring: Phoebe McIntosh, Rivers Solomon, Lisa Smith, Chris Isaie
Chair: Hannah Chukwu
Level -1 Foyer (1 minute from Level 0)
Time: 4.50pm – 5:30pm
As AI continues to reshape the publishing landscape, urgent questions emerge: Who gets copied? Who gets erased? And who gets to tell their story?
Join acclaimed authors Phoebe McIntosh, Rivers Solomon, and Lisa Smith in conversation with Hachette editor Hannah Chukwu for a timely, essential discussion on how automation and algorithm-driven systems are already impacting the future of Black literature.
From AI models trained on pirated work to the erasure of underrepresented voices in data-driven publishing, this session explores the tension between innovation and exploitation — and how Black writers can protect, adapt, and lead in a rapidly shifting digital space.
This is not just a conversation about the future of tech. It’s about the future of storytelling.
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