Fake Authors Using AI: Exposing Fake Authorship in the Age of AI

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Fake Authors Using AI: Exposing Fake Authorship in the Age of AI

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Two minute prompts do not make anyone an author. In this episode I share where I stand on the ads promising a finished book in minutes, why I believe the term author is losing its meaning, and how I separate using AI as a tool from using it to fake authority. I have written three books under my own name. The second took the better part of twelve and a half months of writing, 1,200 pages cut down to 478 with an editor who read every one of them. That is the process I compare against when an ad says you can prompt a book and go to lunch. What I cover: where I believe AI can sit in a book without taking away from the author, such as developmental edits, grammar, proofreading and compliance checks; the fake course problem, where a ten minute form becomes a product sold as expertise; the anthology pitch, where you pay to be listed as a co author beside people you have not vetted; and the book that is really an ad pamphlet, with a call to action in every chapter. I also share the red flags I watch for: a person who had almost nothing online and suddenly has five books, daily blogs and a set of courses within a few months. And I share how I use AI myself, for captions, keyword phrases and descriptions after the content is made, because I would rather say how I use it than hide it. The decision stays yours. Would you tell your daughter, your son or someone you look up to how you made your book? If something about that answer nags at you, that is the whole episode. Written transcription, chapters and links: https://lorenweisman.com/2025/08/09/fake-authors-using-ai/

Wait What Really OK is hosted by brand communications and optics strategist Loren Weisman.
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