Authors Decry Rise of AI-Generated Scam Books on Amazon
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Authors are pushing back against a growing number of AI-generated "scam" books on Amazon that are stealing sales and causing reputational harm.
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The issue has multiplied in recent months with companion and summary books showing up for legitimate author's works.
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Writers like Kara Swisher have leveraged connections to get offensive books removed, but most authors don't have that luxury.
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AI tools can quickly generate low-quality "scam" books that are generic in writing style and offer little value to readers.
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Amazon has put some guardrails in place around publishing frequency and requiring disclosure of AI-generated content, but more sophisticated AI tools continue to enable abuse.