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Part One: AI Is Coming for Your Children

Behind the Bastards

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Tim Boucher's AI-Generated Short Stories

Bob Greene: There's something sinister in the world of people using AI to generate stories. He says there is a shady network of influencers and con men who are trying to warp your kid's brain so that they can make a quick buck off of Amazon KDP, which is called Kindle Direct Publishing. This week we're going to talk about how one man used chat GPT to write 97 model novels with no characters or narrative arc. We'll also find out why Brett Schickler has written a story about a robot squirrel he hopes will teach kids financial literacy.

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