Amazon Rife with Many Allegedly AI-Generated Books of Suspect Quality
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited young adult romance bestseller list was flooded with allegedly AI-generated books that made little to no sense, disrupting the rankings. These books were reported to be "clearly there to click farm." Despite being removed from the bestseller list, many remained available for purchase. The incident raised concerns about the integrity of the platform, and the potential financial impact on legitimate authors.
- Date it happened
- 2023-06-28
- Organisation involved
- Unknown
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