This is partly an AI slop issue but partly just a Boomers with no taste issue. Even pre-LLMs I can't tell you the number of self-published kids books I've read that are garbage, and they all fail in the same way (soulless art + way too wordy). Editors exist for a reason!
Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.
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