Amazon's Kindle lists ChatGPT as author, co-author for over 200 e-books

ChatGPT, an OpenAI's generative AI bot, is now listed as author or co-author of more than 200 e-books on Amazon's Kindle store. As per a report, since Amazon doesn't explicitly require the disclosure of AI assistance by the authors, that number could be significantly higher.

Brett Schickler, a salesman in Rochester, New York, who used ChatGPT to pen a 30-page illustrated children's e-book The Wise Little Squirrel: A Tale of Saving and Investing.

His book uses a crude rendition of Sammy the Squirrel, ironically also rendered by AI, who learns about saving money.

Brett Schickler, book using prompts on ChatGPT like "write a story about a dad teaching his son about financial literacy."

Talking over the concern, Mary Rasenberger, executive director of the Author's Guild said, "This is something we really need to be worried about."

Rasenberger believes that "these books will flood the market and a lot of authors are going to be out of work".

ChatGPT is overly criticised and appreciated, some worried that it will eventually come for their jobs.

When approached for a comment, Amazon spokesperson Lindsay Hamilton said, "All books in the store must adhere to our content guidelines, including by complying with intellectual property rights and all other applicable laws." But Hamilton did not explicitly mention if Amazon required authors to disclose using the AI.