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Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI

French author Antoine Volodine has been accused of using artificial intelligence to write his award-winning novel 'Dox or Drine', with many calling for a retraction of the prestigious Prix Goncourt award he received for the book. The allegations were made by a French writer and critic, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, who claimed that the novel's unique style and use of language was suspiciously similar to AI-generated text. Volodine has denied the allegations, stating that he used traditional writing methods and that the novel was 'a creation of the human spirit'. The controversy has sparked a heated debate in France, with some defending Volodine's work and others calling for a re-evaluation of the literary world's relationship with AI-generated content.

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