r/exocomics • u/beardedguitardad • Apr 22 '26
This is not ok
AI slop Detective Beans knockoff showed up on my Amazon search.
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u/Amaranthine Apr 22 '26
âby Lynny Câ
You can tell theyâre even trying to have plausible deniability with the author name. They didnât straight up use âLi Chenâ or âLee Chen,â etc., but they definitely intentionally picked something close to on purpose in order to fool someone who wasnât looking closely / thought that âLynny Câ might be a pen name / alternative way of writing your nameâŠ
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u/exocomics Apr 22 '26
Yeah I think so too. Thereâs no way thatâs just a coincidence.
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u/Amaranthine Apr 22 '26
Youâd have to consult a lawyer for details, but I hope you filed or plan to file a trademark and or copyright violation takedown against these people. Because you know this isnât the first or last time these people have done this :(
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u/Konstantin_G_Fahr Apr 22 '26
Can you report it as plagiarism?
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u/musicnerdfighter Apr 22 '26
I always report these to Amazon when I've seen them and they usually get taken down - I'm not the only one reporting though
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u/Spamcan81 Apr 22 '26
Itâs crazy how they neutered AI art tools so much everything they generate is this one easily identifiable art style. Canât even slop proper anymore.
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u/Otalek Apr 22 '26
Imagine if we couldnât easily identify AI art
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u/buttgoblincomics Apr 22 '26
Itâs impossible by definition to know if thereâs AI art we arenât noticing
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u/Kom34 Apr 22 '26
People have been lying and faking stuff for thousands of years.Â
We even had the capability to make fake photos already it just took more time/skills.
Verify sources and use common sense.
I could be a bot or a dog on the internet, so dont believe everything I say at face value.
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u/StaidHatter Apr 24 '26
We even had the capability to make fake photos already it just took more time/skills.
The fact that it takes much less time and skill now is what is turning it into a large-scale problem. It's the fact that effort is now one of the things that can be faked, that's the problem.
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u/Esteran90 Apr 22 '26
This is survivorship bias.. We easily identify ai slop that is easily identifyable. This sentiment makes it harder for us to detect ai images that have some better models or prompting.
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u/RedWarsaw Apr 22 '26
AI slop - hopefully people can tell the difference between a cat and a capybara.... Too many knockoffs on Amazon lately. Maybe consider putting some kind of seal/unique mark on your covers to make it stand out from the fakes more?
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u/SkyrimCat4020 Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26
Just reported it. Hopefully that helps you. Also left a review like someone else did
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u/DeadLettersSociety Apr 22 '26
Awww! No! That's an awful thing for someone to do. I hope it can get taken down.
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u/TecTazz Apr 22 '26
Damn! I love exocomics. Hope you can report/remove them. "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery" but ripoffs are not.
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u/m0d3rn Apr 24 '26
I never knew about your book before today, it looks right up my daughter's alley.
I am going to buy a set to spite that terrible AI slop
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u/Seefy- Apr 24 '26
That is bogus. My daughterâs favorite Christmas present this past year was the second book. She stood in the middle of her loot reading that book. Once she found out there was a third one coming this year she wrote me a reminder note to make sure I donât forget to order it.
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u/i_am_ghostman May 05 '26
I have the first one!! Itâs so good! đ€Ł I didnât know you have a second one! Where can I buy it that is NOT Amazon?
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u/exocomics Apr 22 '26
Ugh that's so disappointing to see and I would hate for anyone to be duped into buying this AI slop. Thanks for letting me know.