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Mastodon user seeks list of authors using AI book covers without apology

A user on Mastodon is seeking a community-maintained list of authors who have published books with AI-generated covers without subsequently apologizing for the decision. The user expressed difficulty in identifying AI-generated covers and a desire to avoid supporting such practices, while acknowledging the complexities of publisher decisions. AI

RANK_REASON User query on a social media platform about a niche topic.

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Mastodon user seeks list of authors using AI book covers without apology

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Dear # Bookstodon , Is there a community-maintained, continuously updated list of writers that published a book with an AI cover and didn't apologize? Like, wri

    Dear # Bookstodon , Is there a community-maintained, continuously updated list of writers that published a book with an AI cover and didn't apologize? Like, writers that used an AI cover willingly, without the publisher forcing them, and who didn't backtrack later? I find it ofte…