AI Author? Man Writes Nearly 100 Books Using ChatGPT and Claude, Earns Roughly $2,000 Through Them

A man has reportedly written 97 books using AI since August last year. Since then, he has earned roughly $2,000.

Man Uses ChatGPT, Claude To Write Nearly 100 Books

Futurism reports that Tim Boucher used both ChatGPT from OpenAI and Claude from Anthropic, which is a text generator made by ex-employees of OpenAI. He then used Midjourney to generate images to match the story.

His books can be found at the Gumroad marketplace. The word count ranges from 2,000 to over 83,000, while the price ranges from $1.99 all the way to $5.99.

According to Boucher's self-reported entry in Newsweek, it takes him roughly six to eight hours to finish the entire book, from the very beginning down to the very end. He adds that there were also instances where he finished a full volume in just three hours.

Boucher admitted that his work was roughly 60% AI-generated. By the time his Newsweek article was published, Boucher was reportedly ready to have his 97th book released.

His books have titles that sound quite esoteric, such as The Zalachete Fairy. One of his books, Inside the Hypogeum, covers a story that takes place in an underground temple inside a cave. It focuses on fictional legends and places. However, the plot and character development were reportedly not sufficient to sustain interest, as noted by Futurism.

Yahoo! News adds that Boucher expresses the difficulty of writing longer pieces and maintaining the plot or arc of characters. Hence, he tends to depend on flash fiction that is short and collections that have a slice-of-life theme. These are all mixed with fictional entries from encyclopedias that offer backstory and setting-building.

Futurism notes that most of the books do not have any reviews, while a handful have garnered two- or three-star ratings. His highest-rated book, Conspiratopia: A Utopian Satire, was released in November 2021, which was before he started making AI-generated stories.

AI Revolution

Boucher's case is just another example of how AI has been revolutionizing the world. There have been many studies that have tested AI and its capacity to change and be integrated into different practices.

ChatGPT, for instance, has already undergone business, law, medical, and even accounting tests to see its performance. The bot has been seen to exhibit remarkable performances in some cases, such as nearly passing the US Medical Licensure Exam. However, it has also been observed to have many areas for further improvement, as exhibited in its poor accounting scores when compared to accounting students.

Though there are concrete areas where AI needs improvement, several specialists think that more AI successes can be seen in the future as the technology becomes even more robust and better.

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