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Emily M. Bender targeted by spam book club offers for "The AI Con"

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Emily M. Bender is receiving numerous spam emails from book clubs requesting to feature her book, "The AI Con." She suspects these are paid promotional offers, questioning the authenticity and membership of these book clubs. AI

RANK_REASON Personal anecdote about spam emails, not a significant industry event.

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Emily M. Bender targeted by spam book club offers for "The AI Con"

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    I am getting so many spam emails about book clubs asking to feature The AI Con -- which of course they could do without asking me, so these are clearly paid pro

    I am getting so many spam emails about book clubs asking to feature The AI Con -- which of course they could do without asking me, so these are clearly paid promotional "opportunities". But I've got to wonder, do these book clubs have any real members?

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