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Re:Show HN: Shortbread App – AI-powered, romantic comics for... by gamblor956 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @04:01PM (#40578361)
Both of the examples given seem to be targeting male readers, not female readers. The first is about a man literally buying a woman's companionship. And the second is about a man "accidentally" entering a woman's hotel room and then pressuring her into performing various adult acts.

The graphics are quite bad, and the dialogue is worse. If this is supposed to be an example of the "capabilities" of AI, it's the opposite: anyone who reads these will never complain about the poor quality of human-written romance lit ever again.

Re:Show HN: Shortbread App – AI-powered, romantic comics for... by Fengjiao on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @04:30PM (#40578634)
It’s webcomic romance stories. And the-billionaire-spends-all-his-money-on-me romance is a popular trope, out of others. There’s long been a market for this for late night binge read. 50 shades of gray also came out of this market. It is a bit different from the Pulitzer and NYT bestsellers.

You might also underestimate how many of your favorite writers ghostwrite stories like this for a side income.