Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns
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According to reporting published at 2026-03-21T19:30:27.000Z, Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns. Hachette Book Group said it will not be publishing “Shy Girl” over concerns that artificial intelligence was used to generate the text.
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