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  "id": 14258700,
  "title": "Quebec author accused of using AI admits past plagiarism but maintains novel is his own work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/quebec-author-accused-of-using-ai-admits-past-plagiarism-but-14258700",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-13T17:03:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/thelyson-orelien-denies-ai-debut-novel-9.7378740"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "After spending the last few weeks quietly watching his reputation be torn apart, Quebec-based author Thélyson Orélien is speaking out and addressing the allegations that he used artificial intelligence to write his debut novel.",
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        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Quebec author accused of using AI admits past plagiarism but maintains novel is his own work",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/quebec-author-accused-of-using-ai-admits-past-plagiarism-but",
        "published": "2026-10-13T17:03:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}