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AI-generated books are flooding Amazon and tanking sales for human authors

AI-generated books now make up 20 percent of Amazon's self-published catalog but generate only 12 percent of sales, according to a new study. The study also found that revenue per book for human-written titles is declining in seven of eight genres, providing market-harm data that copyright plaintiffs could use in cases against AI companies.

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AI-generated books make up 20 percent of Amazon's self-published catalog but bring in only 12 percent of sales. A new study finds that revenue per book is dropping for human-written titles too, in seven of eight genres. The findings could give copyright plaintiffs the market-harm data their cases against AI companies have been missing.

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