PhD Student Loses Over $2M Book Deal Amid AI Writing Allegations
Traditional_Figure70 · reddit · 2026-08-13
A PhD student at Southern Methodist University (SMU), Jerry Falade, lost a publishing deal reportedly worth over $2 million last month after facing allegations of using AI to write parts of his book.
Falade has vehemently denied the claims in a social media post, stating, “I’ll talk when the time is right. Definitely innocent!!!”
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