{
  "id": 15989196,
  "title": "Canadian publisher says novelist Orélien used AI to write novel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/canadian-publisher-says-novelist-orelien-used-ai-to-write-novel-15989196",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T01:36:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/22/canadian-publisher-says-novelist-orelien-used-ai-to-write-novel_6761119_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before conducting this analysis, publisher Boréal said it had tried to work with Thélyson Orélien to gather the evidence necessary to prove his innocence. However, that effort was inconclusive and Orélien 'subsequently announced that he would not provide any further information,' the publisher said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Canadian publisher cuts ties with best-selling writer Orelien over AI use",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/canadian-publisher-cuts-ties-with-best-selling-writer-orelien-over-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:16:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Canadian publisher says novelist Orelien used AI to write novel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/canadian-publisher-says-novelist-orelien-used-ai-to-write-novel",
        "published": "2026-10-22T02:57:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}