The book review industry needs a clearer line on AI

The publishing world has already had the AI debate in editing, cover copy, and marketing. Paid reviews were always going to be next. The only surprise is how unevenly the industry is handling it.

This review of the evidence of AI-written IndieReader reviews is worth your time because it treats the issue as operational, not theoretical. That is the right frame.

If a service takes money for editorial judgment, it should be able to prove there is a human editorial process behind the output. That should not be a controversial standard.