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futurebird , to random
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Oh wow someone is selling this clearly excellent guide to growing potatoes.

POTAATO

(wave it over the soil and coax the roots into existence. Then you have a plant. This plant will grow illogically. At some point it will send you an email. )

A step by step diagram on planting seed potatoes, but the steps are 1, 2, 22, 3, 3, 7, 6, 3, 6, 5, ?? It seems like you plant then un plant it then it sends you email?

NatureMC ,
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@futurebird That's an impressive example of the actual killers of small book publishers and real authors: . @writers

NatureMC , to writers
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beware: "Every new seems to have some kind of companion book, some book that's trying to steal sales." AI-generated , summaries and even books appear shortly after the moment your book is published! It's reputational and financial harm. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237888126/growing-number-ai-scam-books-amazon @writers

conspirator0 , to random
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None of these people exist, but you can buy their books on Amazon anyway. Here's an article on Amazon authors with GAN-generated faces and the books these authors publish (which appear to be almost entirely devoid of original human-created content).

https://conspirator0.substack.com/p/none-of-these-people-exist-but-you

NatureMC ,
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@conspirator0 If the content is AI-generated, it's nearly "fine". But what happens if these fictional authors and AI persons scrape copyrighted, original writer's content? In music it already happens: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/business/music-streaming-fraud-spotify.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk0.qalW.jORz-iUdrsVy&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
@writers

indieauthornews , to random
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Self-Publishing News: Lawsuits – Amazon Takes on Scammers and Mixed Success in Artist Lawsuit Against Stability AI

Amazon is taking on a group of people and companies exploiting Amazon’s name. And artists against Stability AI lawsuit has hit the rocks. After reporting several times about Amazon’s experience on the receiving end of legal proceedings, it’s good to...
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-news-amazon-takes-on-scammers/



NatureMC ,
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@indieauthornews ⬆️ @writers

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