October 20th 2023.
Amazon recently announced a new restriction limiting self-publishing authors to publishing only three books a day on its Kindle Direct platform. This is a drastic change in our world where authors are used to taking a whole year to publish just one book. But why has Amazon done this?
It is all a part of a revolution in which AI has changed the old norms and can create a book in a matter of hours. This has Amazon worried about being flooded with books created by generative AI. So what is this new process called?
Prompt engineering is the practice of designing inputs for generative AI tools that will produce optimal outputs. In other words, if you ask the right questions, you will get better answers, or better yet, a better book. It is important to remember that each area of expertise requires years of experience in order to ask the right questions or create the right prompts.
Product designers, fashion designers, and architects all need to have the experience and expertise in their respective fields to know the right questions to ask in order to get the best output. Human creativity can be limited by our imaginations, so the use of AI to broaden our horizons is both exciting and disconcerting.
Take architecture for example. AI enhancements and augmentation applied to the Sydney Opera House by famous architects Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry are breathtaking. You can find a compilation of these on Instagram from imaginedarchitecture.
In order to reduce flooding of books by robots, Amazon has introduced Content Guidelines for AI generated or AI assisted books. They require authors to inform them when they publish a book or make edits to an existing one.
There are now hundreds of books created with AI on Amazon. They range from illustrated "how to" books to cookbooks and more. Brett Schler is credited with writing the first book written by ChatGPT on Amazon on January 24, 2023. It was a children's book called "The Wise Little Squirrel: A Tale of Saving and Investing." Another example is "Classic Yogurt Caesar Salad: Reimagining the Timeless Favorite with a Healthy Twist" by Chat GPT and Afaq Hameed.
The third example is "ChatGPT for Digital Marketers" by ChatGPT. This book provides digital marketers with a comprehensive guide to using ChatGPT to create content. It explores how to set up, customize, and use the software to optimize content creation.
AI technology is revolutionizing publishing and other industries, and Amazon's new restriction is just one way the company is adapting to this new world. As we explore the possibilities offered by prompt engineering, AI-enhanced architecture, and AI-generated books, it will be exciting to see how the world continues to evolve.
Amazon has recently announced a new restriction on self-publishing authors: limiting them to publishing three books a day on its Kindle Direct platform. This is a far cry from what authors were used to; in a pre-AI world, it would be a struggle to publish even one book a year.
So why has Amazon added this new requirement? It's concerned about being flooded with books generated by AI. Thanks to the power of AI, it's now possible to create a book in a matter of hours. This has brought about a revolution in the world of literature.
But what is prompt engineering? According to McKinsey and Company, prompt engineering is the practice of designing inputs for generative AI tools that will produce optimal outputs. This means that if you ask the right questions, you'll get the best answers (or, in this case, the best outputs - the best books).
It's clear why this matters. With the right prompts, it's possible to create a much better result. But with each area of expertise, you need to have years of experience in order to ask the right questions. For instance, a product designer will know the right questions to ask AI to create a great product concept, and a fashion designer will know how to take an idea from good to great. The same applies to architects and their ability to create buildings that meet design and structural requirements.
To go deeper, AI can help to expand our fixed thinking, allowing us to create new combinations that wouldn't be possible without it. For example, a compilation on Instagram from ImaginedArchitecture shows AI-enhanced and augmented versions of the Sydney Opera House by famous architects Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry.
In order to limit the flooding of books by robots, Amazon has provided some "Content Guidelines" about AI-generated or AI-assisted books. These guidelines require authors to inform Amazon when they publish a book or make edits to an existing one through KDP. Examples of books on Amazon written using ChatGPT include The Wise Little Squirrel: A Tale of Saving and Investing, Classic Yogurt Caesar Salad and ChatGPT for Digital Marketers.
It's clear that AI is changing the face of publishing. With the right prompts, it's now possible to create books quickly and easily. But at the same time, Amazon's new restriction serves as a reminder of the importance of understanding the nuances of each area of expertise before creating a book.
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