Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI

Author withdrawn from France's Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write novel

The publisher of top-selling Haitian Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien, who was removed from France's most prestigious literary prize list last month, has confirmed the author used artificial intelligence to help write his novel C'etait ca ou mourir (It Was Either That or Die).

Orelien has denied allegations that he used AI on his breakthrough novel and, last week, Canadian publisher Les Editions du Boreal said it was standing by the 38-year-old writer.