CultureNovelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list

The Académie Goncourt has withdrawn Thélyson Orélien’s novel C’était ça ou mourir from its longlist after an anonymous online account alleged it was almost entirely AI-written. Orélien denies the claim and calls it racially motivated. The academy also cited newly reported plagiarism allegations and analyses suggesting extensive AI involvement.

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