Commonwealth Foundation Clears Writers Accused of Using AI

Commonwealth Foundation review asked winners to 'prove creative process' after AI allegations

“The Commonwealth Foundation asked writers to provide drafts, story outlines, manuscripts and other evidence of their creative process when investigating allegations of AI use surrounding this year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize, director-general Razmi Farook has (said).” – The Bookseller (UK)

Commonwealth Foundation Clears Writers Accused of Using AI

This one is a doozy. Three writers who were accused last month of using AI to create their Commonwealth Foundation Short Story Prize-winning pieces have been cleared. Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation Razmi Farook said in a statement on the organization’s website: “We have spent the past month thoroughly investigating allegations of AI use.” No AI tools were used in the investigation due to concerns “regarding artistic ownership a…