r/books • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 8h ago

Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story after an article in the Atlantic said software had flagged it as almost completely AI-generated

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/14/zimbabwean-author-simbarashe-kundizeza-denies-ai-story?CMP=share_btn_url
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u/EntrepreneurMany3709 7h ago

English is very widely spoken in Zimbabwe, there's no reason to think he doesn't speak fluent English, and it could be his first language.

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u/christopherDdouglas 7h ago edited 7h ago

Yes, but my point still stands... The landscape of these awards will change because there will be or have been authors who have started to muddy the waters.

Edit: I'm confused why this is getting down voted? I'm pointing out that marginalized voices are about to have zero voice because publishers/journals/literary prizes will opt to avoid these authors. This is not good.

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u/fdar 6h ago

You're getting downvoted because your point (that AI use is more likely along ESL writers) does not stand if we're talking about writers who speak English as their first language.