Canadian publisher drops Thelyson Orelien, says he used AI to write novel

Boreal concludes artificial intelligence shaped Thelyson Orelien’s work despite the writer’s vehement denials

The publisher of top-selling Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said Wednesday it had confirmed that he used artificial intelligence to help write his novel It Was Either That or Die.

Orelien has denied allegations that he used AI on his breakthrough novel and, last week, Canadian publisher Boreal said it was standing by the 38-year-old writer.