If you're wondering how bad a problem AI slop is for the book publishing industry, just learned (via a company VP) that traditional book distributor Ingram has
The book publishing industry is grappling with a significant influx of AI-generated content, with one major distributor, Ingram, rejecting millions of titles. This distributor has been actively screening for AI-generated works since 2020 and has since removed or rejected an estimated 4 to 5 million submissions. The scale of this issue highlights the challenges AI presents to traditional creative industries. AI
IMPACT Highlights the substantial challenge AI-generated content poses to creative industries like book publishing.