Goncourt Drops Novel Over AI Suspicion

🔥 What happened The Prix Goncourt jury pulled Canadian-Haitian author Thélyson Orélien's debut novel "It Was Either That or Die" from its longlist after an anonymous account called "Balance ton Claude" claimed AI wrote most of it. Orélien denies the allegations outright. 💡 Why it matters The Goncourt is France's most prestigious literary prize — and it just slammed the brakes before AI-generated texts flood publishing. The burden of proof now sits with the author, not the accuser. Orélien has to prove he actually wrote his own book. ⚡ Our take Soon every novelist will need a writing provenance certificate like organic eggs need a farm audit. The literary world just fired its first shot in the AI war — and it hit a debut author.