Nihar Malaviya

Chief Executive Officer (Global & U.S.), Penguin Random House LLC

Search every verified Nihar Malaviya interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2023, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, discussed the company's approach to artificial intelligence and its publishing priorities. He stated that the company's primary focus regarding AI is protecting authors' copyrights, noting that the legal treatment of AI varies by jurisdiction and raising questions about whether copyrighted content can be ingested into large language models without permission and whether AI-generated content can be copyrighted. He also affirmed the company's commitment to freedom of expression and access to books, citing his personal reliance on a school library after immigrating to the United States at age 13. Malaviya highlighted several upcoming and recent releases, including Christopher Paolini's novel *MOG*, set in the Eragon universe and aimed at young adult readers, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger's book in the English-language market and a memoir by Barbra Streisand. He described these titles as part of a broader publishing slate.