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The French Goncourt Academy disqualified the novel "C'était ça ou mourir" by Canadian-Haitian author Télésin Aurélien from its prestigious literary prize shortlist after analyses revealed the work was largely AI-generated and involved plagiarism, violating intellectual property rights and undermining the award's integrity.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly states that the novel was withdrawn because it was likely largely produced by AI and involved plagiarism, which constitutes a violation of intellectual property rights (a breach of applicable law protecting intellectual property). The AI system's role in generating the text is pivotal to this harm. This meets the definition of an AI Incident, as the AI system's use directly led to a harm (violation of intellectual property rights and harm to the integrity of the award).[AI generated]