A debut novelist nominated for France’s most prestigious literary prize has been accused of using AI to write his book. The author has defended his writing style. on.wsj.com/47hC1o1

His Debut Novel Was a Literary Triumph. Was It Actually Written by AI?

The author of “C’était ça ou Mourir” (“It Was Either That or Die”) has defended his writing style in the face of accusations that he wrote the book using artificial intelligence.

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Sep 25, 2026 · 8:17 AM UTC

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Pink Europeans feed their egos with stuff like this. Every dignifying exploit Brown Africans complete is viewed through the eyes of hatred by the pink caste system. How many times have you heard a pink demographics speaking about STEM-related contributions of Brown Africans?
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Wow that is shocking. But I would find it hard to imagine an AI-generated book making it to the top of the list for a literary prize? I'm sure he wrote it himself.
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You forget to mention that he has also been accused of pligiarism of many articles, including from French writer Louis Pauwels twelve years ago plus of plagiarism of a Cuban woman poet. His publisher is not sellier the book anymore on his webside.
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He's probably used to other people doing his work for him. So from his perspective, what's the difference between AI and some servile professor?
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If it is a great book, why not give the award to ChatGPT? Try to schedule the award ceremony so as not to conflict with ChatGPT's acceptance of all of the math and science prizes...
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The irony is we probably should use AI to judge these awards. The biography of the writer should have no bearing on how the writing is evaluated.
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…his “writing style” seems to be AI prompts…gross…
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let me guess, his editor is named a certain Monsieur Claude?
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Et les plagiats ? ( faites votre boulot putain ! )
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An accuser says a detector marked excerpts of this novel “100% AI.” The author says its repetition draws on Haitian and Caribbean literary traditions. Others describe a mix of French, Creole, Spanish and Portuguese. Whatever the truth, a detector’s result for those excerpts cannot, by itself, establish who wrote the novel.
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a debut novel brought an ai alibi to france's prize.
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WSJ sinks to tabloid news level. How about this one from today's issue? "The U.S. economy keeps powering through inflation, tariffs and higher borrowing costs, defying a run-up in Treasury yields and a Fed rate increase." This is news that matters.
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据《华尔街日报》报道，一部获提名法国重量级文学奖的新人小说被指使用人工智能写作，作者则以自身文风作辩护。文学奖真正定价的是来源可信与作者责任边界，而不只是成稿读感是否流畅。此类争议会把审稿成本推向可核验的流程核对。具体奖项规则与证据链尚待核实。
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Hopefully he is on suicide watch. Poor man
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Using Ai as a copy editor and research tool is nothing different than not using Ai. #Whitecollarhypocracy
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AI in the writing world? Sounds like the ultimate plot twist! 💡📝
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有意思的是现在根本没法证明——AI 写作检测工具的误报率一直是个笑话，最后出版社赌的其实是自己的牌子，读者买的也是这份信任。
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shocker...jk
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Hmmm
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Cada vez noticias como esta se volverán más frecuentes ✍️.
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Accusing a debut novelist of using AI is such a dramatic way to derail his book's buzz; I wonder what the actual critical response will be once the dust settles on this drama.
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That's wild. Hard to prove either way, but publishers should probably check for that stuff upfront.
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he has been plagiarizing for over a decade
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Same old crowd
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Many articles published too, have brought accusations of plagiarism.
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Jason Arday much?
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They just don't have the genetic capacity to compete honestly in our civilization
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His ‘writing style’ eh 🤣
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Kètttt
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