Spanish replication: 40% of Amazon self-published bestsellers are at least 25% AI-written
TuhinChakr · x · 2026-10-22
More evidence for AI market dilution skeptics: Spanish researchers reproduced earlier US findings using the Pangram detector. Of 175 bestsellers analyzed, 4 in 10 Amazon self-published bestsellers contain at least 25% AI-written text, with AI presence starting to appear in nonfiction too — confirming AI's influx into book publishing across markets.
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