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Novelist Accused Of Using AI To Write Book Removed From French Prize List
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- Sep 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC
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Thélyson Orélien had been in the running to win a top literary prize before the AI claim emerged on social media
The organisers of France’s most prestigious literary prize said they had removed a critically acclaimed novel by a Canadian-Haitian writer from the longlist after an anonymous online account claimed the book was “almost entirely” written by AI. The Académie Goncourt, a Paris-based literary organisation, said on Friday…
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