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The Guardian — Technology · November 6, 2026 · On the brief until November 20, 2026

Winner of the Prix Goncourt literary prize admits to using AI

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Contributing sentences and research to a prize-winning novel

Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada admitted using ChatGPT to draft sentences and conduct research for his novel. The revelation came shortly after the prize jury disqualified another author over suspected machine-generated text. Literary communities now face inconsistent standards around authorial integrity and generative tools.

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