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AI fakes a growing problem on Apple Books, some ‘written’ in a few hours

Fake AI-generated books are proliferating on Apple Books, with tech writer Joanna Stern finding 10 fake versions of her book within days of its release, and New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill discovering a fake AI-written biography of herself on Amazon, highlighting a growing problem of AI-generated content on digital book platforms.

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Tech writer Joanna Stern wrote last month about discovering 10 fake versions of her book I Am Not a Robot on Apple Books within days of the real thing being published. While she was able to get these removed, new ones quickly appeared.

New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill found a fake biography of herself on Amazon, and discovered this was one of thousands of AI-written biographies available on sale …

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