A recent experiment with AI summarization tools revealed mixed results. The author used ChatGPT to summarize the book "Deep Work" by Cal Newport, but found that plagiarism protections and the need for prompt engineering hindered the process. While ChatGPT didn't have direct access to the full manuscript, it did provide some valuable insights when prompted with specific questions. However, the author notes that using AI tools requires a significant amount of prep work and may not replace reading the book itself.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-tried-ai-to-summarize-a-book-and-the-plagiarism-protection-was-on-point/#ftag=CAD590a51e