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‘Two-headed shrimp’ error in AI-generated illustrations prompts recall of marine life books in China

“it's not that AI can't be utilized, but surely some basic rules should be followed, right?”

— Global Times

What happened

A popular science book series on South China Sea marine life, whose preface says most of its illustrations were made with AI tools, showed a two-headed shrimp on a cover and an inside page. After readers pointed it out online, a publisher's representative said it was telling online retailers to pull the books and arranging a recall.

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