Three fictitious cases prompt a book recall, QR tickets grow to 85mm, label costs face direct-print leases — and 7 more | BPJ News Evening
Paper tickets are getting larger, while a new service weighs label costs against direct-print equipment leases. Unchecked AI search results have also turned into recalls, returns and an out-of-print book.
Digitization does not reduce paper across the board: it will make one type of rail ticket about 2.8 times larger. A new service is also comparing label costs with direct-print equipment leases, while unchecked AI search results have led to a book recall and its withdrawal from publication. The impact on printing and binding will depend on the contract.
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QR codes will eliminate magnetic tickets, but the new paper tickets will have about 2.8 times the area. In books, unchecked AI search results have led to a recall, while AI-generated exam questions still pose a verification problem.
A service has launched to compare label costs with direct-print equipment leases. Cloud-based color formulation is also forcing printers to migrate their recipes.…
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