A new report finds dozens of AI-generated travel guides on Amazon and we may be doomed
I don't begrudge those trying to make an honest buck with the massive assistance of ChatGPT, as long as they're transparent about it.
However, when you're in a situation where you need trustworthy advice and you expect it to come from someone with real-world experience, hiding AI authorship is a dangerous bait-and-switch. Make no mistake, someone is clearly trying to hide something here.could not find any record for"Mike Steves," the listed author of a wide collection of travel books. Even his author's photo appeared to be AI-generated.
The people generating these guidebooks using AI do not care about consumers or would-be travelers. The AI writing the books has no idea what the experience of travel is really like. The first time you travel to another country is thrilling and scary, especially if you don't speak the language. It's all literally foreign to you and a good guidebook is a grounding totem. When I carried a really good Rick Steves' book, I would pull it out anytime I felt literally or figuratively lost.
queries about the prevalence of these books and what are clearly bogus reviews supporting them was not exactly comforting. The online retailer insisted in a written statement toTo be fair, Amazon is playing a game of whack-a-mole. Its personal publishing platform is a wide open door to all kinds of would-be authors and publishing. Quality is not the benchmark for publishing. Nor is truth. Anyone who hopes to make a buck can publish on it.
I dream of writing something greater but now I wonder if there's a point. People with less skill will simply turn to AIs and churn out our 300-page tomes on any topic and sell them as originals.Sign up to receive daily breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the world of tech.Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
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