The TAA AI Committee, led by Chair Brenda Ulrich, has been working diligently on its three-prong goals of advocacy, education and support to TAA members around the issues that AI, and in particular GenAI and LLMs (Learning Language Models), present in the academic and textbook publishing areas. To that end, it has developed a position statement to reflect the views of TAA regarding the challenges and risks of GenAI to creators, educators and learners. TAA members were invited to provide feedback on the statement during a 30-day comment period that commenced on March 15, 2026.

The AI Committee carefully reviewed and considered the input of our members to this statement addressing one of the most pressing issues facing our members now and in the future. This final position statement will help shape and direct future actions and activities of the AI Committee and TAA generally. Learn more about the AI Committee’s work.

The statement’s Preamble reads:

Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI”) is a revolutionary technology with the potential to fundamentally alter human education, learning and creativity as we know it. The future impact of GenAI is uncertain and potentially massive. While GenAI presents significant challenges to creators, educators, and publishers, it also presents meaningful opportunities to enhance teaching, improve accessibility, accelerate research processes, and support student learning when implemented thoughtfully, transparently, and ethically.

The question is not whether GenAI will shape higher education, but how it will be shaped—and by whom.

Read the full statement. TAA welcomes engagement from publishers that would like to work with the committee to achieve some of its goals. Contact Brenda Ulrich, Chair, at bulrich@archstonelaw.com.