France’s Goncourt literary prize pulls novel over AI concerns

Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/25/thelyson-orelien-goncourt-prize-france" rel="noopener nofollow">Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list — www.theguardian.com
Center: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/world/europe/thelyson-orelien-ai-canada-haiti-france.html" rel="noopener nofollow">His Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test. — www.nytimes.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/pope-leo-ai-threat-to-humanity-three-day-france-visit" rel="noopener nofollow">Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit — www.theguardian.com
Center: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/09/26/g-s1-145150/pope-warns-a-paradise-of-machines-could-undermine-humanity" rel="noopener nofollow">Pope warns a &#39;paradise of machines&#39; could undermine humanity as he opens France trip — www.npr.org
Right: <a href="https://freebeacon.com/israel/frances-macron-and-the-law-of-the-jungle/" rel="noopener nofollow">France’s Macron and the Law of the Jungle — freebeacon.com

Source: www.ft.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Left · Published: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:03:01 GMT

Prix Goncourt judges say Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien ‘in all likelihood’ used technology to write his book — a claim he denies