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DoBW

(3,331 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 11:00 AM May 13

"Remedies" making me sick

About sick of herbal remedies,this book, that book, and annoying ads growing like weeds on internet.>> Amazon chock full of AI slop >>> found an article from last year

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https://www.medboundtimes.com/daily-pulse/ai-generated-herbal-books-amazon-study

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"Remedies" making me sick (Original Post) DoBW May 13 OP

Interesting link jmbar2 May 13 #1

on YouTube DoBW May 13 #3

also ...check it out DoBW May 13 #2

I despise all the "alt" health crap - AI just makes it crappier jmbar2 May 13 #4

some say DoBW May 13 #5

I see what you did there... jmbar2 May 13 #6

jmbar2

(8,178 posts)

1. Interesting link

Reply to DoBW (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:05 AM

May 13

A study conducted by Originality.ai reviewed 558 paperback books listed in Amazon’s Herbal Remedies category between January and September 2025.
The study reported that 82% of these books showed strong indications of being generated by AI, based on patterns in sentence structure, phrasing, and similarity across multiple titles.[1]

In addition, many of the authors listed on these books did not have a verifiable professional background, public profile, or clinical training in herbal medicine. Several author names appeared to be reused across multiple unrelated titles, suggesting possible use of pseudonyms.[1]

DoBW

(3,331 posts)

3. on YouTube

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #1)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:15 AM

May 13

these ads are digital water boarding

DoBW

(3,331 posts)

2. also ...check it out

Reply to DoBW (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:11 AM

May 13

Herbal Apothecary online

https://dn721206.ca.archive.org/0/items/natural-medicine-and-herbal-remedies/The%20Herbal%20Apothecary%20%28%20PDFDrive%20%29.pdf

jmbar2

(8,178 posts)

4. I despise all the "alt" health crap - AI just makes it crappier

Reply to DoBW (Reply #2)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:05 PM

May 13

I don't care what supplements/herbs others take - it's their business. Perhaps a Darwinian influence. However, when it comes to communicable diseases, and aromatherapy scams, it gets personal. Powerful forces are behind that industry.

DoBW

(3,331 posts)

5. some say

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #4)

Wed May 13, 2026, 06:02 PM

May 13

certain aromatherapies just don't pass the smell taste

jmbar2

(8,178 posts)

6. I see what you did there...

Reply to DoBW (Reply #5)

Wed May 13, 2026, 08:54 PM

May 13

Gotta say, it was an act of marketing genius to convince people that breathing chemically altered air has health benefits.

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