Detection Firm Finds 82% of Herbal Remedy Books on Amazon 'likely Written' by AI
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A detection firm found that 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon are likely written by AI, raising concerns about the authenticity and quality of online content.
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throwawaysleep
3 months ago
Given that the entire field is overwhelmingly pseudoscience anyway, it seems like a good target for a AI as the subject matter was never coherent in the first place.
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