I asked the AI for a 50,000 word book. It gave me 7,500 words.

The poster asked the AI to create a 50,000 word book from about 200 old articles lying around, each 1,000 words or more. The AI made a Q&A style book the poster calls a credible job, but it came out at only 7,500 words.

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How it works

The poster gives the AI about 200 old articles
Asks for a 50,000 word book
The AI makes a Q&A style book
The book comes out at 7,500 words

Why it’s worth knowing

The poster handed the AI about 200 of their own articles and asked for a 50,000 word book. It came back at 7,500 words, less than a fifth of what was asked for.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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