Writers are getting deepfaked on Amazon

Platforms are filling up with AI-generated spam — and it's not clear who can build the tools to stop it

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Today let’s talk about an early test of platforms’ ability to fight off spam generate by artificial intelligence tools. The evidence so far suggests they’re not ready for what’s coming.

Our story starts with the author Jane Friedman, who was recently alerted by a reader that half a …