Caine Prize Clears Zimbabwean Author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza Of AI Cheating, 2026 Award Stands Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has retained his 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing after an investigation into allegations that his winning short story, The Blue Fighter, was written using artificial intelligence (AI). The prestigious literary award confirmed on Wednesday, 11…
Jaenada's victory comes against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding Haitian-Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien, whose novel, C’était ça ou mourir (It Was Either That or Die), was withdrawn from the Prix Goncourt shortlist following allegations that it contained AI-generated prose.
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Washington, DC – In an experiment reflecting the rapid transformations brought about by artificial intelligence in the world of publishing and authorship, a writer successfully produced approximately 370 books in just 20 months.
Japanese writer, screenwriter, and film director Ryu Murakami, known for his novels Almost Transparent Blue, Coin Locker Babies, and In the Miso Soup, has died at the age of 74, according to the Gentoshapublishing house.
South African writer Coral Hart has published 371 books created with the help of artificial intelligence since February 2025, becoming one of the most visible figures in the debate over the use of AI in the publishing industry. The author, who publishes under several pseudonyms, says she has received tens of thousands of hate messages…
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The publisher of best-selling Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien says it has severed its professional relationship with the author after confirming he used artificial intelligence to help write his novel, “It Was Either That or Die”.
Classicist and translator Emily Wilson published a critical review christopher nolan’s odyssey In London Review of Books. Wilson loved Greek myths since childhood and has translated both iliad And odyssey. She has a tattoo of a spear on one leg and a bow on the other – she says they represent Achilles and Odysseus. The