African writing award probe finds ‘no evidence’ winning story was AI generated

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According to the BBC, the Caine Prize for African Writing has confirmed Simbarashe Kundizeza as the winner of this year's £10,000 award after an internal review found no evidence of AI usage in his short story. Ellah Wakatama, chair of the board of trustees, stated that the investigation included interviews with the author, the judging panel, and an independent analysis of drafts by digital forensic experts. The probe was launched following an article in The Atlantic by journalist Vauhini Vara, which alleged that AI-detection software identified the story as machine-generated. Kundizeza, a Zimbabwean writer, had vehemently denied the claims, explaining that the story was inspired by his own life experiences during Zimbabwe's economic downturn.