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AI儿童读物:身体恐怖版 -- AI children's books, body horror edition

文章摘要

文章探讨了AI生成的儿童书籍问题,指出其内容千篇一律,缺乏个性。作者购买了一本亚马逊畅销的AI儿童百科全书,分析其为何成为目标:销量好、购买者非读者、无版权风险,但这类书籍可能影响儿童心智发展。

文章总结

上周,我发布了一篇关于AI生成内容“同质化”的视觉演示。即便每个独立片段都完美复刻了人类创作,这种同质化依然让AI作品极易被识别。在那篇文章中,我整理了约220本AI生成的儿童书籍清单,但刻意回避了质量讨论——这类对话往往无果而终,反对者总说“下一代模型会更好”。因此,我试图提出一个更简单的观点:这些书千篇一律。若让大语言模型代你发声,你失去的远比想象中多。

然而,作为家长,好奇心最终占了上风。我购买了亚马逊上的一本畅销书。在深入探讨前,我认为儿童百科全书之所以成为AI生成的重灾区,主要有三个原因:

  1. 这类书销量可观。我敢打赌,发达国家的多数孩子一生中至少会拥有一本。
  2. 购买者并非读者。这些书常被亲戚或朋友当作礼物,仅凭封面判断价值。
  3. 与虚构类作品不同,“作者”可以压低传统出版商的价格,且无需担心侵犯任何严格保护的版权。

当然,这些百科全书塑造着幼儿的认知,我们理应设定高标准。幸运的是,据称前沿模型在2025年夏季已超越博士级智力。而多数问题书籍出版于2026年中,其插图指向美国某主要实验室的旗舰模型。所以,大概率没什么可担——

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哦……

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哦。

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好吧,真是“猫头鹰”!

当然,优秀的恐怖片不止是突然惊吓。有时,是瞥见倒影正向你伸出手:

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或者,是醒来发现自己身处陌生星球。你恳求、哭喊、尖叫,却无人相信:

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嘿——自从它“回来”后,你的猫就有点不对劲:

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你无助地看着野兽与树木融合成恶意脉动的团块:

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藤蔓缠绕脚踝;一个沙哑、无形的低语不断在你耳边呢喃:

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郑重声明,所有这些图片均来自亚马逊分类畅销榜第一名(链接):

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排名和评论可以伪造,但若浏览相关产品类别,这类内容比比皆是。我确信这种曝光会转化为实际销量:

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所以,事实如此。是的,未来的模型或许能生成完美的儿童百科全书。但在此之前,我们正在搞砸一些孩子。

评论总结

根据评论内容,主要观点和论据总结如下:

1. 对AI生成儿童读物质量低劣的批评(主流观点) - 评论者普遍认为AI生成的儿童读物缺乏真实努力和校对,内容粗糙,令人失望。 - 关键引用: - "The lack of real effort bothers me more than the content itself. We can't be bothered to even proofread children's books anymore?" (robertclaus) - "There are some things that I feel really shouldn't be enshitified by AI and this is one of them. Sad world TBH." (hasteg)

2. 对AI内容影响儿童认知的担忧 - 部分评论者担心,长期接触AI生成的“垃圾内容”会扭曲儿童对现实的认知,使他们难以辨别真假。 - 关键引用: - "I've been wondering what the long term result on peoples perceptions of reality will be after all this AI slop... someone who grew up seeing AI slop from the start doesn't have that firm grasp on reality to spot fake content from." (Gigachad) - "When I borrow a new kid's book from the library I now wonder if the illustration or text were computer generated." (esafak)

3. 对AI内容同质化与缺乏创意的批评 - 评论指出AI生成的内容风格雷同,缺乏个性,但认为通过更精细的提示词可以改善。 - 关键引用: - "this output all looks the same because the prompters are not specifying much more than the barest minimum... the models are capable of reproducing any great artists style." (hackingonempty) - "Those pictures make me think of Attack on Titan for some reason." (aaronbrethorst)

4. 对AI内容与人类创作价值的对比 - 部分评论者认为,人类精心创作的儿童读物仍有不可替代的价值,应被珍视。 - 关键引用: - "This seems like an opportunity to celebrate great children's books created with craft and care by humans." (cfmcdonald) - "We collectively have a virtually infinite collection of already existing hand crafted quality content... Why would ANYONE be enticed by the idea of using AI to generate tales?" (Paria_Stark)

5. 对AI内容作为工具或娱乐的有限认可 - 少数评论者认为,AI内容若用于娱乐或精心设计,仍可产生价值,但需避免粗制滥造。 - 关键引用: - "For a moment I entertained the idea that these are intentionally bad to get people to buy them as gag gifts. My kids and I certainly had a good laugh." (rdtsc) - "I've found that by putting meaningful effort into AI storytelling, I can create bespoke stories that my kids love night after night." (cowlby)

6. 对监管与未来趋势的呼吁 - 部分评论者呼吁加强监管,或认为只有经历“垃圾内容泛滥”的极端后果,社会才会重视质量。 - 关键引用: - "The only way this ends well is that we end up with extreme regulations in all places to enforce ownership... Totalitarian as hell, but I don't see any other way." (supriyo-biswas) - "Sometimes I feel we need to accelerate this trend. We need to collectively drown in a tsunami of slop. Only then will we decide to value quality." (JSR_FDED)