Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story

Article in the Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, just days after it won Caine prize The Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story, after an article in The Atlantic said software flagged it as almost completely AI-generated.

Kundizeza’s story The Blue Fighter was announced as the winner of the prestigious Caine prize for African writers on 6 October.

Five days later, The Atlantic published an article by the author and journalist Vauhini Vara titled: “Yet Another Literary prize winner Seems to Be AI.” Continue reading...