Ted Gioia (@tedgioia): "Author loses $2 million book deal due to suspicions of AI use. Publishers have figured out that slop is toxic—so even a whiff of it kills a deal. That’s why transparency is in everyone’s best interest. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/31/crime-novel-deal-collapses-q…"

Author loses $2 million book deal due to suspicions of AI use.

Publishers have figured out that slop is toxic—so even a whiff of it kills a deal. That’s why transparency is in everyone’s best interest.

theguardian.com

Agents withdraw Jerry Falade’s hotly anticipated debut after saying they can no longer authenticate ‘how the manuscript evolved’

Jul 31

10:17 PM