The emergence of AI-generated children's books, while intriguing, has raised valid concerns and garnered criticism. Dom said that Alice and Sparkle has “quite a few anomalies” in the illustrations — some of which Reshi himself admitted to on social media. That experience is what drives him to work relentlessly to empower people living in the toughest areas to envision and create a better future for themselves.

With careful consideration and responsible use, AI technology can enhance educational experiences and Ignite the imagination of future generations.Absolutely no respect for artists, art, or anyone involved in writing and illustrating children's books. Because the AI-generated images contain styles and techniques stolen from other books, the illustrators say they should be earning royalties on the book. On December 9, 2022, Reshi made a thread on Twitter about his experience publishing the book, which soon went viral. But it lacks in story telling, narrative flow and meaningfulness of the illustrations to contribute to the building of the narrative, mostly, because it feels like the narrative followed the illustrations (which were subject to the output of the machine) instead of the illustrations (and text) serving the story. The homeschool approach of past generations is gone—including the stigma of socially awkward kids, conservative clothes, and a classroom setting replicated in the home.

But in my mind, these AI programs are doing exactly what humans have done from the beginning of time. These aspects, often unintended by the Creators, arise as a consequence of AI algorithms learning from vast amounts of data.

I admit I’ve never heard of ChatGPD, but then, this is a whole new topic for me, and there will be loads of stuff I haven’t even heard of before. Makes me think of that PKD book about the replicants and the fact they have made-up, downloaded memories that aren’t real.