Publisher cuts ties with Quebec author after saying it found evidence of AI use
A Quebec publisher has severed ties with author Thélyson Orélien after an internal investigation found evidence of AI-generated content in his debut novel. The publisher cited a breach of trust regarding the authenticity of the work.
Why it matters
This case highlights the growing ethical and professional challenges regarding AI authorship in the publishing industry.
A Quebec publishing house is cutting ties with author Thélyson Orélien after saying it found evidence he used artificial intelligence to write his debut novel.
Les Éditions du Boréal said in a press release that analysis of some documents’ metadata indicated AI was used while writing the book.
The publisher said it will not reprint the book or publish more books by Orélien.
Orélien did not respond to The Canadian Press’ request for comment.
The allegations of AI use in his book, “C’était ça ou mourir” (“It was either that or dying”), emerged on social media in September. An account using the name “Balance ton Claude” alleged that, according to the Pangram software, excerpts of Orélien’s novel had been written “almost entirely by artificial intelligence.”
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