Quebec author admits to plagiarism in earlier work, denies AI use

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Quebec author Thélyson Orélien has admitted to plagiarizing other writers in his earlier work but denies using artificial intelligence (AI) for his acclaimed novel "C’était ça ou mourir." In a statement through his publisher Éditions du Boréal, he apologized for past mistakes and clarified that the novel was written between 2017 and 2019 without any AI assistance. The allegations against Orélien emerged in October, leading the Académie Goncourt to remove the book from its selection list and prompting his publisher to suspend promotional activities.
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Quebec author Thélyson Orélien admitted to plagiarizing other writers in his earlier work but denied using artificial intelligence (AI) to write his acclaimed novel C’était ça ou mourir. In a statement released by his publisher, Éditions du Boréal, on October 13, 2026, Orélien apologized for past mistakes and maintained that no sentence in the book was generated by AI. He stated he started writing the novel in 2017 and completed the first draft in 2019. Following allegations of potential AI involvement in late October, the Académie Goncourt, a prestigious French literature prize, removed the novel from its selection list. Additionally, Éditions du Boréal suspended all promotional activities for the book.

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The prestigious French literature prize, the Académie Goncourt, subsequently removed the novel from its selection while Boréal suspended promotional activities surrounding the book.
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Quebec author Thélyson Orélien is admitting he plagiarized other writers in his earlier work, but maintains he didn’t use artificial intelligence to write his acclaimed novel. asserted
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In a statement released by his publisher, Éditions du Boréal, Orélien apologized for making what he described as unacceptable mistakes in his youth. asserted
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Get daily National news He also rejected allegations that his novel, C’était ça ou mourir, was written using AI. asserted
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Orélien says he began writing the novel in 2017 and finished writing the first draft in 2019. asserted
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He says no sentence in the book was generated by a machine. asserted
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The statement comes after allegations surfaced in October about the novel’s possible use of AI and plagiarism in Orélien’s earlier writings. asserted
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The prestigious French literature prize, the Académie Goncourt, subsequently removed the novel from its selection while Boréal suspended promotional activities surrounding the book. asserted
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