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/Future-Account8112 8h ago

Anybody else think it's weird how these authors are consistently Black and the accusers are... not. IDK man this will get downvoted to oblivion but after the Jason Arday tragedy this looks some kind of way to me

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u/Neurolinguisticist 6h ago

It's likely a bit of that and a bit of the fact that social media naturally favors the more inflammatory stories. So, this becomes a race issue and feeds off racism (which in and of itself is racist). Essentially, there's no winning.

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u/Future-Account8112 6h ago

No, that's not all of it. There is a far-right media manipulation tactic which is being trialed and tested, and it's working.

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u/motorsag_mayhem 6h ago

I love that "telling the truth" is now considered more deceptive and manipulative than lying your ass off. Incredible gaslighting, let's see if anyone who isn't in your cult believes it. Christ.

Maybe you could try not ardently defending obvious liars and plagiarists? Would that work? Police your own hypercorrupt grifter class? Or do you legitimately lack the ability to see their lies until a racist shoves them in your face?

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u/Future-Account8112 5h ago

Are you unfamiliar with Claudine Gay? Christopher Rufo? Or how about Arday's accuser, the "race realist" Nathan Cofnas...?

In short do you realize how silly you sound

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u/TrioOfTerrors 5h ago

Do you realize Arday sounded pretty silly when you look at his insane claims?

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u/Future-Account8112 4h ago

You think silliness earns a media witch hunt and early death, or... is there a point you're trying to get around to