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Re:AI-generated books create a dumpster fire on Amazon and G... by e12e on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @08:37AM (#37048082)
> It's a kids device they (and you) don't want your kid to be sent 50 shades of gray accidentally.

It's just a book. I'd hope most parents would rejoice if their kid read well enough to get through that, or Mein Kamp.

Re:AI-generated books create a dumpster fire on Amazon and G... by zanellato19 on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @09:29AM (#37048679)
I certainly hope not.
Re:AI-generated books create a dumpster fire on Amazon and G... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @10:01AM (#37049098)
Found the non-parent giving parenting advice.
Re:AI-generated books create a dumpster fire on Amazon and G... by grogenaut on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @10:02AM (#37049109)
Look I had to pick a title that would resonate with people on what they might not want their kids to read. I'm sorry I offended you that people might want to censor the materials a child might read but it's a very common use case, so much in fact that there have been class action lawsuits against companies like amazon/apple/google/sony/microsoft for not allowing parental controls (and not locking the kids out of buying smurfberries).

And yes, as a parent it's part of my job, and my right, to pick and choose what I think my kid is ready for.

Re:AI-generated books create a dumpster fire on Amazon and G... by e12e on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @02:24PM (#37053364)
> I'm sorry I offended you that people might want to censor the materials a child might read

No offense taken - I'm not sure why you think that.

I suppose people do want to limit what books children read - I still think that's generally misguided - but your points on people actually wanting parental controls are well made.

I still think parents would be better off celebrating reading comprehension than censoring books (Now discussing books with your child is a different matter).

At any rate I guess the prevalence of trash/spam on Amazon is higher than your average library - so there's that...