The esteemed Prix Goncourt literary prize just crowned a novel made with ChatGPT
Philippe Jaenada told France Inter on November 4th that he used ChatGPT three times, weeks after the jury removed another book over AI allegations.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: www.theguardian.com
Why it matters
Jaenada disclosed three limited uses of ChatGPT, including one hidden sentence, after the Academie Goncourt removed Thelyson Orelien's book on September 25th over AI allegations. The cases raise questions for publishers and prize juries about acknowledged tool use and disputed authorship.
Philippe Jaenada won the Prix Goncourt on Tuesday, November 3rd, and told France Inter the next morning that he had used AI "three times" while writing the winning novel. Jaenada, 62, won for L'Inconnue du quai de Javel, published by Flammarion. The Guardian reported the admission on November 5th, one day after the radio interview.
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