“He and his colleagues found that between 2022 and late 2025, the number of e-books on Amazon tripled. More than half the books released in 2025 used AI.”

Freakonomics Radio · 693. What’s Our Job as Humans Anymore?

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found that between 2022 and late 2025 the number of e-books on Amazon tripled and that more than half the books released in 2025 used AI

tripled; >50% AI-generated

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