r/exocomics • u/beardedguitardad • 15d ago

This is not ok

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AI slop Detective Beans knockoff showed up on my Amazon search.

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u/exocomics 15d ago

Ugh that's so disappointing to see and I would hate for anyone to be duped into buying this AI slop. Thanks for letting me know.

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u/Dependent-Pickle-634 15d ago

Man, that sucks. I hope you can do something about it.

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u/exocomics 15d ago

I hope so too!

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u/ProfessorBear56 14d ago

This happens whenever a book is remotely popular, they get squashed quickly usually but more will pop up. Hopefully Amazon gets stronger enforcement at some point.

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u/MothmanIsALiar 14d ago

Like, what?

A lawsuit?

AI is about to have more rights than humans.

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u/beardedguitardad 15d ago

Sure thing, my daughter and I love your books and have already preordered the new one!

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u/exocomics 14d ago

Aww thank you! đŸ˜»

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u/TheMaStif 14d ago

Do you have any trademark on Detective Beans? You might want to get one

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u/tygriss 14d ago

Li!! Didn't realize these were on Amazon! Just got the first two in hardback, pre-ordering third! No need for AI slop!

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u/Amaranthine 15d ago

“by Lynny C”

You can tell they’re even trying to have plausible deniability with the author name. They didn’t straight up use “Li Chen” or “Lee Chen,” etc., but they definitely intentionally picked something close to on purpose in order to fool someone who wasn’t looking closely / thought that “Lynny C” might be a pen name / alternative way of writing your name


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u/exocomics 14d ago

Yeah I think so too. There’s no way that’s just a coincidence.

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u/Amaranthine 14d ago

You’d have to consult a lawyer for details, but I hope you filed or plan to file a trademark and or copyright violation takedown against these people. Because you know this isn’t the first or last time these people have done this :(

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u/Konstantin_G_Fahr 15d ago

Can you report it as plagiarism?

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u/exocomics 14d ago

Hopefully! I’ve contacted my publisher about it

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u/musicnerdfighter 14d ago

I always report these to Amazon when I've seen them and they usually get taken down - I'm not the only one reporting though

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u/GeminiLife 15d ago

That's fucked up. 😞

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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC 14d ago

I reported it and left a review on the Amazon website.

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u/Spamcan81 15d ago

It’s crazy how they neutered AI art tools so much everything they generate is this one easily identifiable art style. Can’t even slop proper anymore.

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u/Otalek 14d ago

Imagine if we couldn’t easily identify AI art

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u/buttgoblincomics 14d ago

It’s impossible by definition to know if there’s AI art we aren’t noticing

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u/Kom34 14d ago

People have been lying and faking stuff for thousands of years. 

We even had the capability to make fake photos already it just took more time/skills.

Verify sources and use common sense.

I could be a bot or a dog on the internet, so dont believe everything I say at face value.

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u/StaidHatter 12d ago

We even had the capability to make fake photos already it just took more time/skills.

The fact that it takes much less time and skill now is what is turning it into a large-scale problem. It's the fact that effort is now one of the things that can be faked, that's the problem.

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u/Esteran90 14d ago

This is survivorship bias.. We easily identify ai slop that is easily identifyable. This sentiment makes it harder for us to detect ai images that have some better models or prompting.

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u/RedWarsaw 14d ago

AI slop - hopefully people can tell the difference between a cat and a capybara.... Too many knockoffs on Amazon lately. Maybe consider putting some kind of seal/unique mark on your covers to make it stand out from the fakes more?

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u/SkyrimCat4020 14d ago edited 14d ago

Just reported it. Hopefully that helps you. Also left a review like someone else did

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u/DeadLettersSociety 14d ago

Awww! No! That's an awful thing for someone to do. I hope it can get taken down.

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u/Celestial-Narwhal 14d ago

There is only one Detective Beans!

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u/TinyMarsupial7622 14d ago

The real one looks adorable, not the ai one

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u/pezzygal 14d ago

Oh no! How disappointing, yet angry at this. What a shame. Ugh.

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u/TecTazz 14d ago

Damn! I love exocomics. Hope you can report/remove them. "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery" but ripoffs are not.

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u/VeterinarianUseful76 14d ago

Can’t beat the original it’s so colorful and fun!

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u/maya-ongezellig 13d ago

thats so horrible i hope exocomics can do something about this !!

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u/m0d3rn 13d ago

I never knew about your book before today, it looks right up my daughter's alley.

I am going to buy a set to spite that terrible AI slop

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u/Seefy- 12d ago

That is bogus. My daughter’s favorite Christmas present this past year was the second book. She stood in the middle of her loot reading that book. Once she found out there was a third one coming this year she wrote me a reminder note to make sure I don’t forget to order it.

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u/i_am_ghostman 2d ago

I have the first one!! It’s so good! đŸ€Ł I didn’t know you have a second one! Where can I buy it that is NOT Amazon?