The Federal Trade Commission is investigating a company that sells courses on self-publishing AI-generated books, Business Insider reports. Publishing.com, which has also operated as Publishing Life, Audiobook Income Academy, and AI Publishing Academy, charges users $1,995 for guides on how to make extra money by self-publishing AI books on Amazon. Customers have complained that they have paid much more for materials, that refunds aren’t available, and that the company was dishonest about how much people can make by self-publishing. The FTC has hired an expert witness, which flagged the probe for Business Insider, but has not released any public information […]
