The Claude-Powered Side Hustle Machine Is Getting Louder — and Harder to Verify

A wave of promoters is pitching Claude and ChatGPT as engines for KDP eBooks and automated YouTube channels, complete with five-figure royalty screenshots that deserve scrutiny.

The passive-income content mill has found its new fuel, and it is running hot. @TommiPedruzzi went viral this week telling followers to delete TikTok, LinkedIn, and Instagram, open an Amazon KDP account, and "sell AI eBooks" with a promise of $3,000 by the end of August. In a companion post, he claimed a student in his community produced an eBook with Claude and ChatGPT in an hour and collected $18,632.22 in June royalties. Separately, @Joshuwa pitched Claude as able to "build a YouTube channel from scratch" and hit monetization in 90 days.

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