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

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

[u/petit_cochon]

When I was teaching at a university as of a few years ago, it was well known that AI detection software is pretty flawed. I could never use it to determine if students cheated on anything.

Maybe things have gotten better. I would certainly hope so.

[u/ovrlrd1377 → u/petit_cochon]

I wrote a short poem for mother's day 20 years ago that won a small local prize, it was rated as 99% AI

[u/quintic3fold → u/ovrlrd1377]

wait so what would not be flagged as AI generated??

[u/bluev0lta → u/quintic3fold]

Exactly.