From Chicken Pepe to ChatGPT's custom book: How the IA became the supersales of children's literature

Companies that create custom books, with characters based on photos of children, proliferate on the Internet. The model is a commercial success, but a literary failure

Published on RocksNews: 21 Sept 2026, 04:20 UTC
Updated: 21 Sept 2026, 04:28 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

From Chicken Pepe to ChatGPT's custom book: How the IA became the supersales of children's literature — Image credit: Lucía Cantero (EL PAÍS)

Companies that create custom books, with characters based on photos of children, proliferate on the Internet. The model is a commercial success, but a literary failure