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Today, Explained

Is it a bad book or is it AI?

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

An author gets her book pulled after accusations that it was written with AI, but it might not always be so easy to catch AI writing. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Noel King. Photo by Planet One Images/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

AI use and allegations of AI use are causing chaos in the publishing industry. Some authors have

0:06.5

had their books picked apart and their careers destroyed. AI scandal that is shocking the book

0:12.0

industry. If you were wondering if it's AI slop, it is AI slop. AI accusations are no

0:17.9

fucking joke. Some writers say AI is just a tool and they feel no shame about

0:22.9

using it. I'm Coral Hart and I write AI-powered romance novels that are topping Amazon charts.

0:28.5

So is it that AI is soulless and could never replicate what humans do or is it pretty compelling?

0:35.8

Coming up on today explained a scandal, an experiment,

0:38.3

and a question, can books survive the AI revolution? Support for today, explain, comes from Service Now.

1:02.5

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1:11.5

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