Joanna Stern Faults Apple Over 10 AI Book Knockoffs on Apple Books
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 26
Joanna Stern Faults Apple Over 10 AI Book Knockoffs on Apple Books
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 26
Summary
More than 10 AI-generated knockoffs of Joanna Stern’s book appeared on Apple Books, and she said new versions kept returning after Apple removed earlier listings.
Stern said the copycats surfaced shortly after I Am Not a Robot was released, with similar covers and at least one title published under a slightly misspelled version of her name.
Apple told Stern its Apple Books rules require transparency around AI-generated content and strictly ban material that misleads customers or infringes copyright.
Amazon, which Stern said has improved since similar complaints, also hosted two workbook-style copycats of her book before removing both listings.
The dispute echoes a broader problem for authors after Kara Swisher reported a wave of AI-generated clones of Burn Book on Amazon two years ago.