It seems AI-generated slop is everywhere these days, from YouTube videos to Instagram reels. Even so, one would not ordinarily expect such low-effort content to start topping bestseller lists. And yet, this is exactly what is fast becoming a norm, with AI-generated fiction books now commanding a whopping 20% share of total sales in 2026, with a third of new entrants in bestseller lists containing AI content. Around 1 in 5 books out of the 14,419 self-published fiction ebooks were found to have substantial AI content An interesting new paper has profound implications for the growing menace of AI-generated slop. […]

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