France's Académie Goncourt removed a novel by Canadian-Haitian writer Thélyson Orélien from its prestigious literary prize longlist after allegations it was written using AI, later compounded by plagiarism claims. The author denies the accusations, claiming they are racially motivated, while the identities behind the allegations and conflicting AI detection results have fueled debate over the novel's authenticity.
French-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien faces accusations of using AI to write his debut novel C'était ça ou mourir, which is being considered for prestigious literary awards. An anonymous X account and AI-detection tool Pangram flagged the text as entirely AI-generated, though Orélien denies the allegations and attributes his poetic style to Caribbean literary traditions. The scandal has prompted the literary industry to question the reliability of AI-detection tools and grapple with how to verify authorship.