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Bestseller Removed from Shortlist for France's Top Literary Prize Following AI Accusations
Canadian-Haitian author Thélyson Orélien has been removed from the shortlists for the Prix Goncourt and Prix Renaudot after accusations that his debut novel, 'C’était ça ou mourir,' was largely written using artificial intelligence. Although Orélien denied the claims, stating he wrote most of the manuscript in 2019, the Académie Goncourt decided to exclude the book to protect the integrity of the awards, noting it is likely a product of AI. The decision follows online allegations that passages tested showed 100 percent AI generation, despite the publisher defending the writer’s exceptional life story.
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