Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story
2026-10-14 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
A Zimbabwean writer wins the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writers, only for the Atlantic to report that AI detection software flagged the story as almost entirely machine-generated. Nothing says 'celebrating African literary talent' quite like handing the award to what might be a chatbot with a pen name.