Idiotic AI PSB Quiz Book on Amazon

[dukeduvet]

This moronic nonsense keeps being shown to me on Amazon:
https://amzn.eu/d/63zuezL
Someone has even given it 4 stars despite 'some of the facts not being correct'.
Look at the cover!
I hate AI.

[DopeFiend]

Fairly amusing, the inaccuracies and absurdity of this.
Just to make it clear, the whole book is AI generated not just the image photo.

It says Neil has a baritone voice.
Neil and Chris are in a relationship.
Chris studied Ancient World Studies.
Neil's first job was at Smash Hits. (he obviously worked for Marvel and a book publisher prior to this)

The concept is kinda fun, but it's not done well.
And there are dozens of these books for other artists.
They've probably automated the full process. Not just "generate 101 multiple choice questions about ___ artist" but the intro, the formatting, the names, the answers. They probably have it set as "generate quiz books for 25 famous artists" and probably only print them to order. Similar to Red Bubble where the products don't physically exist and designs are automatically generated depending on trending keywords.
The website of the publisher mentioned in the book, http://glowwormpress.com/ doesn't even exist. The whole thing is hollow and false. Some of the simple quiz questions are accurate and somewhat insightful, but this whole thing is a bit strange.

[dukeduvet]

Fairly amusing, the inaccuracies and absurdity of this.
Just to make it clear, the whole book is AI generated not just the image photo.

It says Neil has a baritone voice.
Neil and Chris are in a relationship.
Chris studied Ancient World Studies.
Neil's first job was at Smash Hits. (he obviously worked for Marvel and a book publisher prior to this)

The concept is kinda fun, but it's not done well.
And there are dozens of these books for other artists.
They've probably automated the full process. Not just "generate 101 multiple choice questions about ___ artist" but the intro, the formatting, the names, the answers. They probably have it set as "generate quiz books for 25 famous artists" and probably only print them to order. Similar to Red Bubble where the products don't physically exist and designs are automatically generated depending on trending keywords.
The website of the publisher mentioned in the book, http://glowwormpress.com/ doesn't even exist. The whole thing is hollow and false. Some of the simple quiz questions are accurate and somewhat insightful, but this whole thing is a bit strange.

It's fascinating but also very strange and depressing. I 'reported' it to Amazon as one would assume something like that would go against some kind of policy about misleading customers, then I came to my senses...

[DopeFiend]

Fairly amusing, the inaccuracies and absurdity of this.
Just to make it clear, the whole book is AI generated not just the image photo.

It says Neil has a baritone voice.
Neil and Chris are in a relationship.
Chris studied Ancient World Studies.
Neil's first job was at Smash Hits. (he obviously worked for Marvel and a book publisher prior to this)

The concept is kinda fun, but it's not done well.
And there are dozens of these books for other artists.
They've probably automated the full process. Not just "generate 101 multiple choice questions about ___ artist" but the intro, the formatting, the names, the answers. They probably have it set as "generate quiz books for 25 famous artists" and probably only print them to order. Similar to Red Bubble where the products don't physically exist and designs are automatically generated depending on trending keywords.
The website of the publisher mentioned in the book, http://glowwormpress.com/ doesn't even exist. The whole thing is hollow and false. Some of the simple quiz questions are accurate and somewhat insightful, but this whole thing is a bit strange.

It's fascinating but also very strange and depressing. I 'reported' it to Amazon as one would assume something like that would go against some kind of policy about misleading customers, then I came to my senses...

I agree. I don't really use Amazon but this is genuinely misleading and in a sense false advertisement.

[Gabby]

Also, the author "Colin Carter" looks like Russ Abbot and probably doesn't exist either.

[PSB-90]

genuinely misleading and in a sense false advertisement.

Not to defend it but it does say "Unofficial and Unauthorised" in very big type on the front.

[PSBForTheMasses]

Fairly amusing, the inaccuracies and absurdity of this.
Just to make it clear, the whole book is AI generated not just the image photo.

It says Neil has a baritone voice.
Neil and Chris are in a relationship.
Chris studied Ancient World Studies.
Neil's first job was at Smash Hits. (he obviously worked for Marvel and a book publisher prior to this)

The concept is kinda fun, but it's not done well.
And there are dozens of these books for other artists.
They've probably automated the full process. Not just "generate 101 multiple choice questions about ___ artist" but the intro, the formatting, the names, the answers. They probably have it set as "generate quiz books for 25 famous artists" and probably only print them to order. Similar to Red Bubble where the products don't physically exist and designs are automatically generated depending on trending keywords.
The website of the publisher mentioned in the book, http://glowwormpress.com/ doesn't even exist. The whole thing is hollow and false. Some of the simple quiz questions are accurate and somewhat insightful, but this whole thing is a bit strange.

Because these are mostly conceived to capitalize on an artist's name. Publishers (mostly small print houses eager to make a few bucks easily) do not care whether contents are true or not as they assume that only very casual or novice fans will grasp them. Let's play some Pollyanna character here and be happy that Boys were very popular so much so that this kind of books were published.

In early 80s, there was a Stephen King quiz book when the man was at the zenith of his popularity. The book claimed that the King was dead while he was pretty much alive and publishing books every six months

[dukeduvet]

genuinely misleading and in a sense false advertisement.

Not to defend it but it does say "Unofficial and Unauthorised" in very big type on the front.

But that's not the same as 'Unresearched and Unreliable". Yeah, of course one glance tells you it's crap and nothing to do with anything official - that's not really the point. It's the cynicism of the enterprise and the fact that a platform like Amazon is quality-agnostic, so you're exposed to it anyway.

[tottenhammattspurs]

Also, the author "Colin Carter" looks like Russ Abbot and probably doesn't exist either.

Sounds like a Manic Street Preachers song!

Hi, Time Magazine. Hi, Pulitzer Prize….

[PSBForTheMasses]

https://www.amazon.com.tr/Pet-Shop-Boys ... 154&sr=8-4

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I see a Wayne comment there