Kathy Lette on the AI book scandal

<p>Readers and writers have been left reeling after a horror novel became the first book to be cancelled over AI claims.</p> <p>The New York Times has reported that an AI detection program indicated that &lsquo;Shy Girl&rsquo; was 71 percent AI generated.</p> <p>The news has shocked the publishing industry, with the novel discontinued in the UK and pulled from publication in America.</p> <p>So what are the implications for writers, for readers and for the publishing industry as AI seeps into new …