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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 writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story after an article in the Atlantic said software had 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 write…

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Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.

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

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Zimbabwean author denies using AI to write award-winning story

Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.

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