{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/69d560a1ef4d7242069044f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The AI Book Scandal Rocking Publishing","description":"<p>On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate contributing writer Imogen West-Knights to talk about <em>Shy Girl</em>, the controversial novel whose U.S. publication was cancelled over <a href=\"https://slate.com/culture/2026/03/shy-girl-mia-ballard-novel-a-i-book-horror-reddit-hachette-canceled.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">suspected AI use</a>. The incident reveals just how unprepared the publishing industry is to confront the rise of AI-generated material, but also how AI is secretly already being used in many creative industries—whether anyone likes it or not.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.</p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}