Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list
2026-09-25 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
A Canadian-Haitian novelist got booted from France's most prestigious literary prize after someone on social media accused him of having AI write his 'critically acclaimed' novel. The Académie Goncourt yanked the book from the longlist faster than ChatGPT generates a mediocre paragraph. Nothing says 'literary achievement' like getting exposed by an anonymous Twitter account.