​​The latest AI scandal has killed a $2.4 million book deal and a potential movie adaptation, which has major implications for future book adaptations. Additionally, the author has denied AI usage to Publishers Lunch, The Guardian, and The Bookseller. In the Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body situation, the amount of AI used, if any, isn’t clear, at least to the public. Anyone who is even suspected of using AI, like Falade, is going to suffer even when there’s zero substantial proof that they used AI. Book agents, book publishers, and Hollywood should do their due diligence, but accusations shouldn't be treated as the final word.