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The Problem with AI, and Isabella’s Rake

by SB Sarah · Aug 29, 2026 at 5:00 am · View all 24 comments

The 1997 cover of Isabella's Rake: A man in a cutaway coat, cravat and light trousers is dancing with a woman in a peach colored Regency style empire waist gown. She has white flowers in her hair and is smiling up at the man, who is also smiling at her

Recently, guest reviewer Lisa submitted a review for Isabella’s Rake, a 1997 Signet Regency by June Calvin that has been rereleased from Histria Press. Lisa didn’t see the cover, nor did I, until I looked it up after editing and formatting the review for publication. The new cover is most likely generated by AI. We refuse to host or promote generative AI content at SBTB. We all hate Gen AI. Hate it a lot. Speaking personally, … Continue reading The Problem with AI, and Isabella’s Rake →

A Short Comment About Generative AI

by SB Sarah · Jan 4, 2026 at 2:36 pm · View all 29 comments

A red circle with a bar over the letters AI signifying NO AI

In today’s Get Rec’d post, we featured Stars Die by Jenny Schwartz, which is part of a series that many readers, including folks in our community, enjoyed very much. Unfortunately, we were alerted in the comments that the cover is AI-generated. I downloaded the cover and ran it through several different scanners. The result: +98% likely it was AI-generated. The cover art is credited to Canva, which offers generative AI to users. I really dislike generative … Continue reading A Short Comment About Generative AI →

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