Thélyson Orélien admits to plagiarism and denies writing his novel with AI2026-10-14The writer admits responsibility for plagiarizing texts by other authors in Canada and apologizes for these “unacceptable mistakes.”He says that no sentence in his novel C’était ça ou mourir was generated by AI, and says he used tools only for his research.Orélien says he began the novel in Quebec in 2017 and completed a first draft in 2019, but has provided no evidence for this timeline.The novel was dropped from the Goncourt Prize shortlist but remains in the running for other awards, including the Renaudot."Des erreurs inacceptables": Thélyson Orélien reconnaît des plagiats mais affirme qu'"aucune phrase" de son... (BFMTV)Thélyson Orélien reconnaît des plagiats, mais conteste l'usage de l'IA dans son roman (Franceinfo)El escritor acusado de utilizar inteligencia artificial en su novela admitió haber cometido plagio (Agencia Noticias Argentinas (NA))Top-selling novelist denies AI use, admits plagiarism 'mistakes' (The Jakarta Post)Award-winning novelist Thelyson Orelien admits plagiarism, denies using AI (Business Day)