Canadian Publisher Supports Quebec Novelist Thélyson Orélien After AI Denial
Boreal said it will keep the novel available while allegations of AI-generated text and plagiarism are examined.
- On Wednesday, Quebec publisher Boreal announced it will keep Thelyson Orelien's novel "It was Either That or Die" on bookstore shelves despite allegations the author used artificial intelligence to write the book.
- AI detector Pangram previously indicated a 100 percent probability the novel contained computer-generated text, prompting its withdrawal from France's prestigious Goncourt prize shortlist.
- Orelien denied using AI, stating he used research tools but wrote the story from his "gut," while also admitting to "unacceptable mistakes" in earlier writings involving plagiarism.
- Boreal stated, "A publisher should not demand proof from but rather stand by them," adding the novel will remain available in the absence of definitive conclusions.
- The publisher noted it cannot independently verify the manuscript's history before receiving it on Sept. 12, 2025, though Orelien began writing in 2017 and completed a draft of more than 300 pages in 2019.
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Canadian publisher backs novelist amid AI furore
MONTREAL, Quebec - The publisher of the Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday that it would keep his novel “It was Either That or Die” in bookstores, after the author denied he had used AI to write the book.
The novelist assured Tuesday that he had not resorted to artificial intelligence to write his first novel, "It was that or die".
Canadian publisher supports novelist Orelien after AI denial
"A publisher should not demand proof from (its authors) but rather stand by them and that is what we are doing," Boreal said in a statement. "In the absence of definitive conclusions, the novel will therefore remain available in bookstores," the statement said. "It will be up to each individual to decide what place to give it on their bookshelf." The top-selling author has been accused of using AI to write his breakthrough French-language novel …
In a statement sent by Boréal publishing house, the author of C的was it or died denied having resorted to the AI in his novel. The Quebec publisher explains this Wednesday to maintain his support while not being able to trace the history of the manuscript.
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