Author Thélyson Orélien Denies AI Use While Owning Up to Plagiarism Claims
Thélyson Orélien admits to borrowing passages in his novel but rejects accusations that an artificial intelligence wrote it.
Thélyson Orélien released a full, unedited response to the plagiarism and AI accusations surrounding his novel C’était ça ou mourir. He concedes that the work contains several borrowed elements but firmly denies that any part was produced by artificial intelligence, labeling the claim a falsehood that attacks his humanity as a writer. The author recounts beginning the manuscript in 2017 in Laval, Quebec, and revising it through 2019, drawing on personal experiences of migration and exile.
Grasset, his French publisher, has publicly supported him, whereas his Quebec publisher has expressed reservations. The episode has sparked a broader debate within the literary world about the role of AI in creative writing.
Why it matters
The case highlights growing tensions over AI's influence on authorship and the standards of literary originality.
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