Amazon has removed multiple sham books that may have been AI-generated and were published with Jane Friedman as the author – after the real writer complained that someone was misappropriating her name.
"Whoever's doing this is obviously preying on writers who trust my name and think I've actually written these books. I have not. Most likely they've been generated by AI," she. Friedman believes the generic writing style feels like it was made by OpenAI's ChatGPT or a system similar to it, and that her work can be easily spoofed since there is a lot of it to copy from online.
After public outcry, the books were eventually removed from the web giant's shelves as well as GoodReads. "Unfortunately, even if and when you get these insane books removed from your official profiles, they will still be floating around out there, with your name, on two major sites that get millions of visitors, just waiting to be 'discovered'. And there's absolutely nothing you can do about it," she warned others.