| submitted by /u/StarlightDown [link] [comments] |
~77% of all new "Success" self-help books on Amazon are likely written by AI, with 1 author, Noah Felix Bennett, publishing a stunning 74 books in mid-2025 alone, at a rate of >1 per day. Richard Trillion Mantey, who has published hundreds of books, was assessed to have used AI for every single book
Reddit r/artificial / 4/9/2026
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Key Points
- A new analysis claims that about 77% of newly published “Success” self-help books on Amazon are likely AI-generated, based on signals from a dataset of 844 books.
- The study highlights extreme publishing volume from at least one identified author (Noah Felix Bennett), who allegedly released 74 books in mid-2025 at a rate exceeding one per day.
- Another prolific author (Richard Trillion Mantey) was reported to have AI usage assessed for every single book in the evaluation.
- An example book titled “How to Write for Humans in an AI World...” is cited as having its content flagged as likely AI-generated, underscoring the scale and irony of AI-authored publishing in self-help.
- The article frames this as an early signal of how generative AI may be reshaping content authenticity and market dynamics in mainstream book categories.


