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A Quebec author who earlier this week was accused of using artificial intelligence to write an award-winning novel is now facing a new set of allegations regarding the originality of his previous work. A La Presse report published Wednesday alleges that some articles attributed to Th\u00e9lyson Or\u00e9lien and published in Quebec and French media between 2012 and 2014 included passages that were also found in previously published work by other authors. The La Presse article said the newspaper used the U.S.-based Pangram software that flagged the apparent similarities. The Canadian Press has not independently verified the allegations reported by La Presse. They come days after Or\u00e9lien was accused of using generative AI to write his novel, \u201cC\u2019\u00e9tait \u00e7a ou mourir,\u201d which translates to \u201cIt was either that or dying’.’ Or\u00e9lien… <\/p>\n

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A Quebec author who earlier this week was accused of using artificial intelligence to write an award-winning novel is now facing a new set of allegations regarding the originality of his previous work. A La Presse report published Wednesday alleges that some articles attributed to Th\u00e9lyson Or\u00e9lien and published in Quebec and French media between 2012 and 2014 included passages that were also found in previously published work by other authors. The La Presse article said the newspaper used the U.S.-based Pangram software that flagged the apparent similarities. The Canadian Press has not independently verified the allegations reported by La Presse. They come days after Or\u00e9lien was accused of using generative AI to write his novel, \u201cC\u2019\u00e9tait \u00e7a ou mourir,\u201d which translates to \u201cIt was either that or dying’.’ Or\u00e9lien... <\/p>\n

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