Mushroom experts call on people not to buy the ``AI-written mushroom foraging guide'' sold on Amazon, saying it could be life-threatening



In recent years, due to the development of text generation AI, many

books written by AI are being sold on e-book sales platforms such as Amazon, including a ``mushroom foraging guide'' written by AI. However, a mushroom foraging expert warns that ``some of the advice contained in these books is dangerous and should not be purchased,'' reports The Guardian, a major British newspaper.

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According to The Guardian, Amazon sells many guide books on wild mushroom foraging that are believed to have been written by chatbots. The title of the AI mushroom foraging guide book is ``Wild Mushroom Cookbook: form [sic] forest to gourmet plate, a complete guide to wild mushroom cookery. There are such things as ``The Supreme Mushrooms Books Field Guide of the South-West.''

When The Guardian asked Originality.ai , an American company that provides AI content detection tools, to investigate four samples extracted from a mushroom foraging guide believed to have been written by AI, all samples had an AI detection score of '100. %” was recorded. In other words, Originality.ai has determined that both books are extremely likely to have been written by AI.

These mushroom foraging guides say, ``The sweet scent of freshly roasted mushrooms wafted through the air, bringing back fond memories of my mother.'' ``Foraging wild mushrooms is a great way to explore the richness of nature and the vast array of flowers.'' It is a deeply rewarding experience that connects us to the tapestry of the world.'' It is said to contain sentences that sound similar but are difficult to understand.



The samples seen by British mushroom foraging guide and field mycologist Leon Frey included advice to use ``smell and taste'' as a way to identify edible mushrooms.

Of course, this is very dangerous advice, because if you try to identify poisonous mushrooms by their 'taste,' you'll end up poisoning them. Frey warns, 'This book seems to promote tasting as a way to identify mushrooms, which should never happen.' Professor Myron Smith, a mycologist at Carleton University in Canada, slammed the books as completely irresponsible, saying: ``Some of the differences between edible and non-edible mushrooms can be very subtle, and it takes a lot of effort to tell them apart.'' requires an experienced eye and knowledge.”

In addition, some of the books said that they could ``forage'' mushrooms that are edible but prohibited in the UK for conservation reasons, and Frey said, ``I recommend choosing books with reliable sources.'' I recommend it.'' The New York Mycological Society , a non-profit organization related to mushrooms, also warns that AI-made mushroom foraging guide books are at risk of killing people.



When The Guardian contacted Amazon about the dangerous AI-made mushroom foraging guide book, a spokesperson responded that they were reviewing the book that had been warned about. 'We take issues like this seriously and are committed to providing a safe shopping and reading experience. We are investigating this,' the spokesperson said.

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