Author who wrote for years questions what 'writer' means amid flood of AI books
Fun_Improvement9440 · reddit · 2026-11-07
An author who has been writing a book since 2023, slated for publication in 2027, laments that the flood of AI-written books published monthly makes him question what being an author means. He cites one writer featured by a news channel who completed and published a book in six months — clear evidence of AI authorship — with covers that openly signal AI slop. He's not against AI as a research tool but feels it tarnishes the image of organic writing, and the post taps into broader debate about publishing and authorship in the AI era.
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