# Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-22T01:13:01+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/22/canadian-publisher-boreal-ends-relationship-author-thelyson-orelien-over-ai
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/canadian-publisher-bor-al-ends-relationship-with-novelist-th-lyson-or--d730e4/

Author withdrawn from France’s Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write novel The publisher of top-selling Haitian Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien, who was removed from France’s most prestigious literary prize list last month, has confirmed the author used artificial intelligence to help write his novel C’était ça ou mourir (It Was Either That or Die).

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