Caine Prize Winner Accused of AI Writing, Author Denies

Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza won the Caine Prize on October 6, but five days later The Atlantic's Vauhini Vara alleged his story was almost entirely AI-generated. The author firmly denies the claim, insisting the work was handwritten.

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