Our AI-generated future is going to be fantastic.
Archive link, so you don’t have to visit Substack: https://archive.is/hJIWk
Amazon has been having problems with books written by LLMs for almost a year, and it doesn’t appear to do anything about it. For example:
AI Detection Startups Say Amazon Could Flag AI Books. It Doesn’t (Sep 2023)
A new nightmare for writers shows how AI deepfakes could upend the book industry—and Amazon isn’t helping (August 2023)
These are just two examples, you’ll find many more. But people keep buying there and support this business.
[Edit typo.]
From your second link…
The story comes from author Jane Friedman, a veteran writer and academic who woke up to find AI-generated books listed under her name on Amazon.
I don’t think AI is the problem here. It’s that I can write a book, claim George R. R. Martin is the author and Amazon won’t fact check me.
“Problems”… how much is Amazon’s cut?
Ah! Typical Amazon
Amazon also sell faked AI products if you search for (bizarrely)…
“goes against OpenAI use policy”
Try that string and see what happens.
Those aren’t faked products. Those are shitty products that have a shitty attempt at giving them descriptions.
The reporter explains why they don’t seem to be real. Why do you think otherwise?
Ah yes, the automated plagiarism disguising machines in action.
I keep waiting for Amazon to start generating AI-driven online profiles spouting Ai-driven selling points for AI-generated media.
It’s the AI version of “Flood the zone with shit” except the entire internet is The Zone.
