While generative AI is an exciting advancement for some applications, we do not believe it capable of producing the insightful or creative books a human mind can.

No. We have a strict no-AI policy for a book's content. This keeps all our books the product of an actual human mind.

Note that editing tools like grammar or spelling checkers are not generative AI, and are perfectly fine (unless using any new feature which writes for you).

In short, it's impossible to know with absolute certainty. AI-detection tools are far from perfect, and will likely always remain so without metadata to analyze.

However, generative AI is currently not very difficult to spot, especially as we get to know our authors through our trial rounds or the rest of the publishing process.

Beyond this, we do test for AI-generated writing through both common and uncommon methods. All of these factors combined can paint a high-confidence picture of an author's use or non-use of generative AI.

Parts of the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, and even Lord of the Rings come back as AI-generated with popular detectors.

Keep in mind, AI is trained on human content. Therefore, it will often align with someone's style of writing, and that style will be "detected AI" as such. It's important to realize that AI detectors are often inaccurate, and likely always will be without any metadata to analyze.

No. We only publish books under agreements designed to align our motivations toward their potential long-term success. We never ask for payments from our authors to get published.

Publishing has evolved, and it's now easier than ever to publish a book on platforms like Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, and more. Find some of our favorite self-publishing resources here.

No, it's not when tiny glittering particles form inside your eyes. (see: asteroid hyalosis)

According to Merriam-Webster, the prefix "hyl-" or "hylo-" means "wood" or "matter." Also from Merriam-Webster, the suffix "-osis" means a "process" or "increase".

Therefore, hylosis could be interpreted as the process of turning the thoughts from your mind into physical matter with material made of wood. Such as: a book! Or, taking a little more creative license with it, it could mean something that increasingly matters, such as preserving the human voice in the coming tsunami of AI-generated media.