Award-sweeping Haitian-Canadian novel revealed as AI-written, sparking debate on AI prose appeal
BlancheMinerva · x · 2026-09-23
Kelsey Piper quote-RTs Afinetheorem's scoop: the Haitian-Canadian novel C'était ça ou mourir, celebrated across the French press and tipped as Canada's next Prix Goncourt winner, appears to be AI-written. Piper adds her own take: AI writing is generally very appealing to people who haven't been exposed to much of it — they prefer it to human writing and react super positively on exposure.
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