Mashable Here’s how the books were ‘published’ so fast.
By Matt Binder
As people searched for more information surrounding the fatal shooting of right-wing commentator and activist Charlie Kirk, some searchers stumbled across a few odd Amazon listings — books about the unfolding event.
The Legacy of Charlie Kirk: A Biography of His Rise, His Movement, and His Tragic Death read one of the book titles. The Charlie Kirk Shooting: A Nation on Edge read the title of another.
Perhaps the most viral of these hastily published books was titled, The Shooting of Charlie Kirk: A Comprehensive Account of the Utah Valley University Attack, the Aftermath, and America’s Response.
Amazon visitors were stunned to see these titles for sale, some published within hours of the shooting on Sept. 10. The latter, more viral title received extra attention because people noticed that the book had a listed publish date of Sept. 9, one day before Kirk was killed.
Amazon has since removed these books from its website.
“We have content guidelines governing which books can be listed for sale, and we remove books that do not adhere to these guidelines,” an Amazon spokesperson told Mashable in a statement.
Nevertheless, conspiracies quickly spread.
So, how are books like this published so quickly? The answer: Generative AI. What did the “authors” of the books know about the shooting in advance? Answer: Nothing…
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