‘What the actual what?’: Fable app’s AI uses ‘very bigoted, racist language’ telling user to read more white authors

Fable is in hot water after the book club app's AI feature advised one user who read mostly Black authors in 2024 to read more works by white authors. Following demands for an explanation from their user base, the company's head of product posted a video response apologizing and admitting that the reader summary feature is AI-generated.

This admission, along with an action plan that did not include ditching the AI, resulted in many users declaring their intent to delete the app and never return.