11-05-2025
Scaachi Koul discovered an AI-generated biography about her life
Scaachi Koul came to a weird, unexpected realization recently: someone had published a book about her life, and she had no idea who it was, or where it came from.
Titled SCAACHI KOUL: From Shattered Dreams to Unstoppable Voice—A Story Of Love, Loss, and Resilience, the author and Slate columnist discovered the biography, previously available on Amazon for $7.99, while promoting her memoir, Sucker Punch.
Although the title has since been removed from Amazon, Koul had the chance to read it for herself before it vanished. The book, purportedly authored by someone named Davis Bieber, appears to be AI-generated. But where did it really come from — and could this happen to anybody with a big enough online presence?
Today on Commotion, Koul tells host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about what it was like finding the AI-generated biography, and what she learned from there.
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