Amazon sells fake AI Jane Friedman books
US-based author Jane Friedman discovered five fake books being sold under her name on Amazon, resulting in an outcry. In a blog post titled 'I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires)', Friedman said she suspected five books published under her name on Amazon and its Goodreads subsidiary had been generated using ChatGPT or a similar AI system. The post triggered a wave of complaints and negative media coverage accusing the technology company of poor content moderation and tone-deaf customer relations. Amazon had refused to remove the books after Friedman submitted a complaint on the basis that she did not hold a trademark to her name. The technology company finally relented several hours after she had posted her take on the situtation online. System 🤖 Amazon content moderation system Operator: Amazon Developer: Amazon Country: USA Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts Purpose: Moderate content Technology: Content moderation system; Machine learning Issue: Accountability; Accuracy/reliability; Transparency
- Date it happened
- 2023-08-01
- Organisation involved
- Amazon
- Product, system or model
- Amazon content moderation system
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