Beckmann explores the possibility of Amazon using A.I. and user data to generate books, but she is unable to find definitive answers. She also shares her experience of purchasing and reading one of these books, which she found to be repetitive and poorly written. Despite her frustrations, Beckmann ends on a hopeful note, expressing her desire to regain her ability to read and share bedtime stories with her son in the future.
Key takeaways:
- The author discusses her experience with Amazon's Kindle ads, which started suggesting AI-generated books with nonsensical titles and content after she had a baby.
- She speculates that Amazon's algorithm may have determined that her cognitive ability had decreased due to her recent motherhood, hence the shift in suggested reading material.
- She also explores the possibility that these books are being rapidly generated and deleted by Amazon or another entity trying to game the Kindle marketplace for micro-profits.
- Despite the absurdity and frustration of the situation, the author humorously concludes with a hopeful vision of reading these AI-generated bedtime stories to her son in the future.