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Amazon now let me ask you my kindle Books about yourself.
The new feature called “Ask this book” is used artificial intelligence To answer questions that may come to people’s minds while reading. For example, if a person has forgotten a character, he or she can ask his or her book for more information.
use of facilities Aye This means it will be available for all books. But it also comes at a time of growing concern among publishers that their books are being used to train such systems — without properly compensating them or their authors.
The feature is available on the iOS app right now — though the company plans to introduce it more widely — and is used by highlighting a route and clicking the “Ask” button. Readers will also have the option to ask further follow-up questions.
It follows other similar features recently launched on Kindle, including a recap that can be used to quickly catch up on previous action in a series, for example. However, previously, Amazon had to remove its AI-powered recaps for its TV shows after they showed incorrect summaries.
Amazon wants to emphasize that asking questions won’t ruin the rest of the book. A message at the top of the screen reads, “The answers are from the questions you’ve read so far and do not contain spoilers.”
This feature is on by default, with no option for readers or publishers to turn it off. The idea is to ensure a “consistent reading experience,” an Amazon spokesperson told the industry publication. Publishers Lunch,