![The Surge of Slop—since the release of ChatGPT-3.5 in late 2022, the number of e-books published on Amazon has skyrocketed, tripling by late 2025. A new scientific analysis shows that this is entirely due to the rise of AI-generated books, which now far outnumber human-written books. [The Economist]](https://external-preview.redd.it/pfy0aulf8y7h1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3cc88a7b59619356e874918937642f79c5e414cb)
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The Surge of Slop—since the release of ChatGPT-3.5 in late 2022, the number of e-books published on Amazon has skyrocketed, tripling by late 2025. A new scientific analysis shows that this is entirely due to the rise of AI-generated books, which now far outnumber human-written books. [The Economist]
Source (The Economist): “Deezer, a streaming service, estimates that some 75,000 AI-generated songs are uploaded each day, up from 10,000 in January 2025. AI music now makes up a staggering 44% of all new tracks uploaded to the platform. A survey by Deezer found that 97% of respondents could not hear the difference between AI and man-made music; some artificial tracks have received millions of streams. Similarly, blind tests have found that people often prefer AI-generated text to human writing...
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