Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada admits using AI while writing his prize-winning novel

Summary

Philippe Jaenada won the Prix Goncourt on Tuesday for L'Inconnue du quai de Javel (The Unknown Woman of the Quai de Javel). On Wednesday he told France Inter radio that he had turned to AI "three times" while writing the book, and that he used ChatGPT to 'play with the reader'. The admission came a day after the jury had removed a different book from the prize's longlist over suspected AI use.

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1. The Guardian

   5 Nov 2026, 18:08 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Philippe Jaenada, who won the Prix Goncourt on Tuesday, told France Inter radio on Wednesday that he used AI three times while writing his novel L'Inconnue du quai de Javel.