Amazon has started selling books that claim to offer advice on managing ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), but appear to have been written by chatbots like ChatGPT. According to The Guardian, many of these books are easy and cheap to publish, but contain inaccurate and dangerous information, such as unreliable travel guides and mushroom-picking books that encourage risky mushroom picking. A number of books, such as ADHD Orientation in Men and ADHD in Adult Men, have been identified as being written by artificial intelligence, with a 100% chance of being so. Experts warn that online marketplaces are the Wild West due to the lack of regulations for AI-generated content, risking the spread of harmful misinformation, KosovaPress reports. Michael Cook, a research fellow in computer science at King’s College London, said: “AI-generated systems like ChatGPT are known to give dangerous advice, such as consuming toxic substances or ignoring health guidelines.” Systems like ChatGPT are trained on data from a variety of sources, including pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, which cannot provide accurate analysis. Cook called the rise of AI-written books, especially on health topics, worrying, saying they could cause misdiagnoses or worsen conditions. Professor Shannon Vallor from the University of Edinburgh noted that Amazon has an ethical responsibility to prevent harm to customers, but it struggles to control the content of all the books it offers. Currently, there is no legislation requiring the labelling of books written by AI. The Advertising Standards Agency said that books written by AI cannot be advertised to give the impression that they were written by humans. Richard Wordsworth, a person diagnosed with ADHD, expressed his concern after reading a book he found on Amazon that had been recommended by his father. The book contained harmful advice and after some research, he discovered that the author may be an AI, leaving him feeling misled and concerned about the potential for this to happen to others. An Amazon spokesperson said: “We invest significant resources in ensuring that our guidelines are followed and remove books that do not adhere to them.