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The 16 books on Coull’s Amazon author page were all published in the summer of 2023 --- some of them on the very same day.
https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=Billy+Coull
The synopsis for each is AI-generated, according to GPTZero analysis, and so is the text between the covers, as one irate reviewer has complained.
Coull couldn’t even be bothered to pen his own author bio, which declares him a “rising star in the literary world” who “weaves spellbinding tales that delve into the mysterious realms of fictional thrillers and gripping conspiracies.”
While some of the stories are generic puzzle-driven plots in the vein of The DaVinci Code, others — like Selling Innocence — are geared toward paranoid right-wing politics.
Operation Inoculation, for example, promises a “conspiratorial journey into vaccination truth” related to the so-called “deep state,” in which ” the carefully constructed facade of the vaccination campaign begins to crumble.”
All in all, then, it looks as if Coull leaves a long trail of fishy schemes dating back many years — but has lately used chatbots and AI image generators to expand the scope and ambition of his flimsy ventures.
While it’s not clear how many Amazon shoppers have fallen for the bogus novels, the Wonka affair demonstrated what can happen when a corner-cutting huckster gets carried away with his AI-enhanced pitch.
This time, it just meant an inconvenience and some confused kids, and if Coull compensates the families, he will probably avoid more serious repercussions.
The next person to sell a purely AI fantasy for top dollar? They could make Fyre Festival look like a well-planned weekend in the Bahamas.
https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...coull-ai-vaccine-conspiracy-books-1234976876/
https://web.archive.org/web/20211220181104/https://billycoull.com/
https://www.facebook.com/houseofilluminatiofficial/
The 16 books on Coull’s Amazon author page were all published in the summer of 2023 --- some of them on the very same day.
https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=Billy+Coull
The synopsis for each is AI-generated, according to GPTZero analysis, and so is the text between the covers, as one irate reviewer has complained.
Coull couldn’t even be bothered to pen his own author bio, which declares him a “rising star in the literary world” who “weaves spellbinding tales that delve into the mysterious realms of fictional thrillers and gripping conspiracies.”
While some of the stories are generic puzzle-driven plots in the vein of The DaVinci Code, others — like Selling Innocence — are geared toward paranoid right-wing politics.
Operation Inoculation, for example, promises a “conspiratorial journey into vaccination truth” related to the so-called “deep state,” in which ” the carefully constructed facade of the vaccination campaign begins to crumble.”
All in all, then, it looks as if Coull leaves a long trail of fishy schemes dating back many years — but has lately used chatbots and AI image generators to expand the scope and ambition of his flimsy ventures.
While it’s not clear how many Amazon shoppers have fallen for the bogus novels, the Wonka affair demonstrated what can happen when a corner-cutting huckster gets carried away with his AI-enhanced pitch.
This time, it just meant an inconvenience and some confused kids, and if Coull compensates the families, he will probably avoid more serious repercussions.
The next person to sell a purely AI fantasy for top dollar? They could make Fyre Festival look like a well-planned weekend in the Bahamas.
https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...coull-ai-vaccine-conspiracy-books-1234976876/