Thélyson Orélien's debut novel was shortlisted for prestigious prizes. Then the allegations started pouring in
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- Guardian Tech·4h agoNovelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list
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…
Read at Guardian Tech → - CBC Top Stories·1d agoThélyson Orélien's debut novel was shortlisted for prestigious prizes. Then the allegations started pouring in
A Quebec-based author is at the centre of an artificial intelligence scandal shaking the French literary world and raising questions around how the industry should be using AI — and its detection tools.
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