Canadian publisher drops Thelyson Orelien, says he used AI to write novel
The publisher of top-selling Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said Wednesday it had confirmed that he used artificial intelligence to help write his novel It Was Either That or Die. Orelien has denied allegations that he used AI on his breakthrough novel and, last week, Canadian publisher Boreal said it was standing by the 38-year-old writer. But on Wednesday, Boreal said it had conducted a further investigation into the allegations. “New information, confirmed over the past few days,...
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same event: the Canadian publisher dropping Orelien after confirming AI use in his debut novel, and they do not conflict on any stated facts.
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