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Their wordsThese moves by senior leadership at Big 5 publishers are deliberately courting the major downsides of AI use, de-skilling and self-alienation.
Their wordsOver time, humans will lose the capacity to produce these materials for themselves, relying on the AI product more and more, losing even the capacity for discernment over the AI-generated materials.
Their wordsAutomating the production of publicity and marketing materials so they can be completed more efficiently "at scale" is just about the worst idea imaginable. This is particularly true when it comes to publicity outreach to reviewers or other outlets of book coverage.
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