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AI-Generated Counterfeit of Holocaust Survivor’s Memoir Removed from Amazon

The second fake version of Renee Salt’s memoir, created using generative AI, highlights growing concerns over intellectual property theft and exploitation of personal trauma.

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Prince William with Renee Salt at the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London last year

Overview

  • A second AI-generated counterfeit of Renee Salt’s Holocaust memoir, titled ‘From Darkness to Light…’ by pseudonymous author Penny Pincher, was recently removed from Amazon and Goodreads.
  • The fake books exploit Salt’s deeply personal story, which recounts her survival of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen, and was co-authored with Kate Thompson after 18 months of research.
  • Kate Thompson condemned the unauthorized copies, calling it a blatant attempt to profit from the trauma and hard work of a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor.
  • The Authors Guild has warned of a surge in AI-generated ‘sham books,’ raising alarms about the misuse of generative AI in the publishing industry.
  • Amazon reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing content guidelines and removing infringing titles but acknowledged challenges posed by the rapid evolution of AI tools.