The Kindle Store has a prolific new author: ChatGPT
The AI bot is credited with authoring or co-authoring at least 200 books on Amazon's storefront.
ChatGPT is listed as the author or co-author of at least 200 books on Amazon's Kindle store, according to Reuters. However, the actual number of books written by robots is likely much higher than that, as Amazon policies do not explicitly require authors to disclose their use of AI. It's the latest example of AI-generated writing flooding the market and playing a role in creating ethically questionable content since the November release of OpenAI's free tool.
"I could see people making a career out of it," said Brett Schickler, a Rochester, NY salesperson who has published a children's book on the Kindle Store. "The idea of writing a book finally seemed possible." Schickler's self-published story, The Wise Little Squirrel: A Tale of Saving and Investing, is a 30-page children's story - written and illustrated by AI - selling for $2.99 for a digital copy and $9.99 for a print version. Although Schickler claims the book has made him less than $100 since its release in January, he only spent a few hours creating it with ChatGPT prompts such as "write a story about a father teaching his son literacy financial".
Other examples of AI-created content on the Kindle Store include the children's story The Power of Homework, a collection of poetry titled Echoes of the Universe and a sci-fi epic. about an interstellar brothel, Galactic Pimp: Vol. 1.
"This is something we really need to be concerned about, these books are going to flood the market and a lot of authors are going to be out of work," said Mary Rasenberger, executive director of the Authors Guild. "There needs to be transparency from authors and platforms about how these books are created, otherwise you're going to end up with a lot of shoddy books."
Clarkesworld
Meanwhile, science fiction publication Clarkesworld Magazine temporarily halted news submissions after receiving a flood of articles suspected of using AI without disclosure , as reported by PCMag. Although editor Neil Clarke did not specify how he identified them, he acknowledged the (allegedly) bot-assisted stories due to "some very obvious patterns". "What I can say is that the number of spam submissions resulting in bans hit 38% this month," he said. “While rejecting and banning these submissions was simple, it is growing at a pace that will require change. To make matters worse, technology will only improve, so detection will become more difficult. »
Clarkesworld currently bans stories that are “authored, co-authored, or AI-assisted,” and the publication this month banned more than 500 users for submitting suspected AI-assisted content. the AI. Clarkesworld pays 12 cents per word, making it a prime target. "From what I can tell, it's not about credibility. It's about the ability to make a quick buck. That's all they care about," Clarke tweeted.
The AI bot is credited with authoring or co-authoring at least 200 books on Amazon's storefront.
ChatGPT is listed as the author or co-author of at least 200 books on Amazon's Kindle store, according to Reuters. However, the actual number of books written by robots is likely much higher than that, as Amazon policies do not explicitly require authors to disclose their use of AI. It's the latest example of AI-generated writing flooding the market and playing a role in creating ethically questionable content since the November release of OpenAI's free tool.
"I could see people making a career out of it," said Brett Schickler, a Rochester, NY salesperson who has published a children's book on the Kindle Store. "The idea of writing a book finally seemed possible." Schickler's self-published story, The Wise Little Squirrel: A Tale of Saving and Investing, is a 30-page children's story - written and illustrated by AI - selling for $2.99 for a digital copy and $9.99 for a print version. Although Schickler claims the book has made him less than $100 since its release in January, he only spent a few hours creating it with ChatGPT prompts such as "write a story about a father teaching his son literacy financial".
Other examples of AI-created content on the Kindle Store include the children's story The Power of Homework, a collection of poetry titled Echoes of the Universe and a sci-fi epic. about an interstellar brothel, Galactic Pimp: Vol. 1.
"This is something we really need to be concerned about, these books are going to flood the market and a lot of authors are going to be out of work," said Mary Rasenberger, executive director of the Authors Guild. "There needs to be transparency from authors and platforms about how these books are created, otherwise you're going to end up with a lot of shoddy books."
Clarkesworld
Meanwhile, science fiction publication Clarkesworld Magazine temporarily halted news submissions after receiving a flood of articles suspected of using AI without disclosure , as reported by PCMag. Although editor Neil Clarke did not specify how he identified them, he acknowledged the (allegedly) bot-assisted stories due to "some very obvious patterns". "What I can say is that the number of spam submissions resulting in bans hit 38% this month," he said. “While rejecting and banning these submissions was simple, it is growing at a pace that will require change. To make matters worse, technology will only improve, so detection will become more difficult. »
Clarkesworld currently bans stories that are “authored, co-authored, or AI-assisted,” and the publication this month banned more than 500 users for submitting suspected AI-assisted content. the AI. Clarkesworld pays 12 cents per word, making it a prime target. "From what I can tell, it's not about credibility. It's about the ability to make a quick buck. That's all they care about," Clarke tweeted.
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