Fungal Forteana / Fortean Fungi

[gordonrutter]

amateur mycologists and foragers are extremely worried that mushroom books written by AI are going to get someone killed

even the authors don't exist: their profile photos and bios were AI-generated, too. one of them made up a PhD from UC Davis; the registrar said they had no records of that person

https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-mushroom-foraging-books-amazon/

I'll wager good money the following is an AI generated book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-W...10713&sprefix=The+ultimate+mus,aps,258&sr=8-6

Courtesy of Dr Kennedy Godson.

 

[Frideswide]

I'll wager good money the following is an AI generated book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Wild-Mushroom-Cookbook-Comprehensive/dp/B0BXNJCGVR/ref=sr_1_6?crid=MAI4SPUGF298&keywords=the+ultimate+mushroom+book&qid=1698010713&sprefix=The+ultimate+mus,aps,258&sr=8-6

Courtesy of Dr Kennedy Godson.

Is an author responsible if their advice is faulty? Rather than a reader not getting it right?

This is right up my street - ethics and AI

 

[gordonrutter]

Is an author responsible if their advice is faulty? Rather than a reader not getting it right?

This is right up my street - ethics and AI

Well as I'm pretty sure Dr Kennedy Godson doesn't exist...

 

[Sid]

They do look past their best. I wish I’d seen them earlier in the week but the secret masters won’t grant me a lottery win sufficient to modestly retire on, so I had to work.

Seems like it's one of the 'nasty' type. . .
http://www.francini-mycologie.fr/LA_PAGE_DU_DEBUTANT/Paxillus_involutus.html

 

[uair01]