It’s a rumor, but likely constructed on some kind of foundation of truth: that a “book” “written” by AI received an advance and has or is being traditionally published.
There might be more than one. There might be none at all, though given the fool’s gold rush currently happening with AI, I imagine they’re out there: the AI novels, the least interesting zombies you’ve ever run from.
I’ve been involved with the publishing world long enough to know