Heroes flexing muscles polished to a shine, floating dice and blazing fiery red-orange skies. Before the story even begins, this cover is already blown -- AI-generated, not created.
Readers have always judged books by their covers. And when covers start looking like they're the result of a handful of prompts instead of well thought out creative briefs, the concerns are multifold. Readers begin to question the originality of the text, the designer's skill in shaping curiosity rather than killing it is clouded in doubt and publishers worry that interest in the book will take a hit.
