Microsoft, TikTok and AI are 'disrupting' book publishing. But do we want their effortless art?

Publishing is one of many fields poised for disruption by tech companies and artificial intelligence (AI). New platforms and approaches, like a book imprint by Microsoft and a self-publishing tech startup that uses AI, promise to make publishing faster and more accessible than ever.

But they also may threaten jobs - and demand a reconsideration of the status and role of books as cultural objects. And what will b