I'm a librarian. We get a lot of requests for AI-generated books, but the bigger problem is requests for books that don't actually exist but have been recommended by ChatGPT.
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SideInitial3961May 7, 2026
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Shout out, we appreciate y'all and everything you do. ♥
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khrakMay 7, 2026
+14
Stop try to trick me, just tell me wehre I can find...
The Weight of Quiet Things — Clara Whitmore
Ashes Beneath the Harbor — Elias Mercer
A Map of Winter Roads — Naomi Vale
The Last Orchard Keeper — Julian Fenwick
Glass Houses in the Rain — Maren Holloway
Notes from a Distant Summer — Theo Arden
The Lanterns of Blackwater Bay — Vivian Cross
Where the River Turns North — Rowan Ellis
The Clockmaker’s Daughter — Beatrice Lennox
Anatomy of a Small Betrayal — Simon Vale
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Koala_eiOMay 7, 2026
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The big problem is the people who trust a glorified T9 without even confirming anything they were told in a search engine, because they think ChatGPT is a search engine.
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GoatknyghtMay 7, 2026
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I, Libertine
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Adrian915May 7, 2026
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>requests for books that don't actually exist but have been recommended by ChatGPT
So then just ask what's it about and then generate them with ChatGPT, duh! Every problem has a solution.
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r33c3dMay 7, 2026
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On the flip side, ChatGPT is making it a little easier when a patron asks “I’m looking for a book. I can’t remember its title. It’s about children in the 1860s. I think it was published in 1980s. The author’s initials are CK. The book is blue. Can you help me identify it?”
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54580May 7, 2026
+148
Good, if nobody can be bothered to write them then nobody should be bothered to read them.
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supercyberlurkerMay 7, 2026
+50
Agreed, slop is stuff that takes longer to experience than it did to create.
… and that is AI generated books in a nutshell.
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Starfox-sfMay 7, 2026
+11
Sloppified slopness slopped onto slop pages
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Rich_Housing971May 7, 2026
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Tetris was probably coded in a few hundred hours. Does that mean it's slop if people play it for thousands of hours?
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6Hikari6May 8, 2026
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Does experience change after 100 hours?
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noir_lordMay 7, 2026
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Modified version of Hitchens Rule.
“That which can be asserted without thought can be dismissed without thought”.
AI slop doesn’t deserve to be in any repository of note.
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appleparkfiveMay 7, 2026
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You know, in past technological disputes, what you said would normally be the movie quote from the uptight, angry old scholar. The one always in the way of progress that the protagonist supports.
But for once, that's it's actually correct. A technological shift so bad, it made that character archetype the reasonable one
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wartopukMay 7, 2026
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Did you read the article?
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Cultural_Meeting_240May 7, 2026
+44
Good. libraries should be for actual human thought, not slop
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TyphonNeuronMay 7, 2026
+39
Good. Why would there even be ai generated books?
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Javs2469May 7, 2026
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They make a quick buck for the creator. Online stores like Amazon are getting filled with AI generated kid books and stuff like that, I´m sure plenty of AI slop novels are there as well.
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L0rdInquisit0rMay 7, 2026
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there is supposed to be some guy on amazon with like 4,000 generated books.
you flood the market meaning any sale at all is easy money vs 1 or 2 books and barly any sales.
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JarvisModeOnMay 7, 2026
+17
That seems like pretty reseasonable line to draw
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totallyRebbMay 7, 2026
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Generative AI is the c**** plastic knockoff version of creativity.
And just like plastic, it's ripple effects will only make us more sick.
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Cynical_ClassicistMay 7, 2026
+11
Good, we don't want to read slop that someone couldn't be bothered to write. 10 year old doing creative writing produce more value than that c***!
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piersmanaMay 7, 2026
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I'm not sure who would read a generated book when there are so many actual books... I know this is about libraries but wondering is the price for AI books set more heavily by printing or token costs
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Brave-Source-202May 8, 2026
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That's the right move on Koreas behalf. I think Al should have a separate category away from people a category of its own because it doesn't compare to the creativity and uniqueness of the human mind. Al can do a lot however it may eventually start to take revenue and attention from an individuals work if allowed.
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George_Is_UpsetMay 8, 2026
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One thing I know for sure, AI will never be able to craft works like real authors do.
I recently read Annihilation and it was so good. I was entranced and wanted to find out what was really happening and couldn’t put it down. Finished it in a few hours.
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