Authors push back on the growing number of AI 'scam' books on Amazon

https://www.nhpr.org/2024-03-16/authors-push-back-on-the-growing-number-of-ai-scam-books-on-amazon

Authors are pushing back against the growing number of so-called "scam books" generated by AI that are being published on Amazon. These include unauthorized summaries of books and fake biographies of authors. While Amazon has policies against AI-generated content and limits on how many books can be published per day, authors say these scam books hurt their reputations and sales. Groups like the Authors Guild are lobbying Congress to address the issue as AI content becomes harder to identify in the future.

1. Who did Kara Swisher contact at Amazon about AI-generated biographies of her appearing on the site?

2. What limits does Amazon have on its Kindle Direct publishing service regarding how many books can be published in a day?

3. According to Jane Friedman, what potential negative impact can these scam books have beyond financially?