Goncourt Drops Orélien Debut Over Integrity Concerns

The Académie Goncourt pulled Thélyson Orélien’s debut C’était ça ou mourir from its longlist, the early shortlist for France’s top literary prize, to protect the award’s credibility. It pointed to past plagiarism cases and analyses by researchers and journalists suggesting heavy AI use. Orélien denies it. Prize rules on AI remain unclear.