France's prestigious Goncourt prize drops novel after author accused of using AI
The academy said the book was likely largely AI-generated and cited plagiarism claims as it moved to protect the prize’s integrity.
- On Friday, the Goncourt Academy removed Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien's novel from its longlist following accusations he used artificial intelligence to write the work.
- A little-known X account called "Balance ton Claude" triggered the controversy by claiming the novel "was written almost entirely by artificial intelligence," later identified as a project led by essayist Samuel Fitoussi.
- Orelien, a 38-year-old writer, vehemently denied the allegations, while his Canada-based publisher Boreal suspended "promotional activities" to ensure his "well-being" as plagiarism reports in earlier works also emerged.
- To "preserve the integrity of the Goncourt Prize," the Academy said it aims to "make clear that we do not endorse or sanction" AI-generated texts.
- With the longlist due to be whittled down to a shortlist on October 6, the case has sparked a global debate regarding the future of literature amid the rise of artificial intelligence.
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One of the biggest new stars in the literary world is in free fall after serious accusations of misuse of artificial intelligence.
Several analyses show that »C'était ça ou mourir« by Thélyson Orélien is an AI product. The Prix Goncourt has therefore removed the work from its selection list.
France's prestigious Goncourt prize drops novel after author accused of using AI
The organisers of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize said on Friday they had removed a smash-hit novel by Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien from their longlist after accusations he used AI to write it.
The novel by Thélyson Orélien is said to be »very largely the product of artificial intelligence«. Now the Goncourt Prize has thrown him off the list.
The Canadian-Haitian writer Thélyson Orélien was excluded on Friday from the Goncourt Prize race for his novel "It Was That or Die", accused of using the AI and plagiarizing texts. The Goncourt Academy wishes to...
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