AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?

Are all these AI books any good? And by good, we mean are people willing to buy them — not whether the prose is singing. We talk to two researchers who’ve got some answers (nber.org/papers/w34777) and a travel guide expert on why AI can’t replace first-hand experience.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez (npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez).

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