"Imagine an avid reader who one day flips through a summer book preview in their local paper. Among the books listed there is a novel by one of this reader's favorite writers, Isabel Allende. Intrigued, this reader heads to their local library to see if they have any copies of the novel, called Tidewater Dreams, in stock. Here's the problem: Tidewater Dreams doesn't actually exist; instead, it was part of an AI-generated article that included several nonexistent books by acclaimed"
"This isn't the only way that AI has made librarians' lives more difficult. There's also the matter of unscrupulous parties using AI to generate books quickly for fun and profit, albeit without the fun. The rise of AI-generated books has raised existential questions for writers and publishers alike; unsurprisingly, it's also been a headache for librarians. The 21st century has seen technological advances that have made life easier for writers and publishers alike - but"
AI systems have produced false book listings and hallucinated unwritten titles, prompting readers to seek nonexistent books at libraries. Librarians have been fielding requests for hallucinated titles for years, with a notable surge linked to a widely circulated AI-generated summer books list. Rapid production of AI-generated books by bad actors has introduced low-quality, profit-driven publications that complicate cataloging, acquisition, and patron service. The phenomenon raises existential questions for writers and publishers about authorship, rights, and market integrity. Technological advances that aid legitimate publishing can also enable misinformation and exploitation, creating operational and ethical challenges for libraries.
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