Indefinite Book Club Hiatus
9 hours ago
- #book clubs
- #AI spam
- #authors
- John Scalzi announces an indefinite hiatus from participating in book clubs due to overwhelming AI-generated spam.
- AI-generated spam has made it difficult to distinguish between legitimate book club invitations and scams.
- Scalzi highlights the broader issue of AI spam affecting convention invitations and paid speaking gigs for authors.
- The author expresses frustration with scammers using AI to defraud creatives and wishes them harm.
- Comments from readers echo Scalzi's experiences, noting similar issues with AI-generated event invitations and book promotions.
- Some readers suggest potential solutions, like using AI bots to respond to spam or relying on trusted intermediaries.
- The post underscores the negative impact of AI on creative industries and the challenges of online marketing for authors.