Canadian publisher Les Éditions du Boréal said Wednesday that investigations confirmed AI was used while Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien wrote his breakthrough novel, “C'était ça ou mourir.” The publisher said analysis of metadata from some documents indicated AI use.
WHO:Les Éditions du Boréal
WHAT:The publisher confirmed that AI was used to write Thélyson Orélien’s novel.
WHEN:Oct 21, 2026
WHERE:Canada
WHY:The publisher said its investigations and analysis of document metadata confirmed AI was used in writing the novel.
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