Books written by artificial intelligence have been finding their way onto local library shelves, and they could become more common in the future. 

Newstalk ZB can reveal most libraries avoid buying AI-written books, but don't ban them, and some have added them to their collections by accident. 

Laura Marshall, Library and Information Association of New Zealand Executive Director, told Ryan Bridge there’s not that many AI books currently available in New Zealand. 

She doubts they’re going to fill an entire library with them, and she doubts in five years there will be many AI books that are good enough to pass the test to get into the library. 

However, most libraries are open to stocking AI books in the future if there’s customer demand. 

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