The Society for Scholarly Publishing has formally opposed the OMB's proposed revisions to federal research funding rules (Uniform Guidance), joining an unprecedented wave of ~500,000 public comments. The proposed changes would restrict open publication and APC reimbursement from federal grants — a direct threat to the open access progress that underpins AI's ability to train on publicly available research. This policy fight is critically important for the future of how AI companies access scholarly content, and for publisher revenue models that depend on federal funding flows.

Source: Knowledge Speak