
The novel “It Was That or Die”, crowned with success in this literary season, is the subject of accusations of the use of artificial intelligence on the X network.
The novel “It was that or to die” by Thélyson Orélien, a success of the literary season and winner of the 2026 Fnac Novel Prize, is targeted by accusations of the use of artificial intelligence on the X network.
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The novel “It was that or to die” by Thélyson Orélien met with great commercial and literary success this fall.
35,000 copies and laurels woven into the press. Phenomenon of this literary season, It was that or to die, by Thélyson Orélien, faces accusations on social networks likely to discredit him. The Quebecer, according to an account claiming to be an AI vigilante, had recourse to artificial intelligence. The price for the work’s tremendous success? Or the discovery of a counterfeit?
It Was That or Die follows a history professor who flees his Haitian village, near Port-au-Prince, to reach Canada. A journey through twelve countries, which allows the hero to meet his “human brothers” thrown on the road. He has just received the Fnac 2026 Roman Prize and is on the first lists of the Goncourt and Renaudot prizes.
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The accusation was made Monday on the X network, formerly Twitter, by the user Balance ton Claude. A very confidential account which claims to have played excerpts from It Was That or Die at the mill of a...

Essayist Samuel Fitoussi confirmed Friday on X to be one of the people behind the anonymous account “Balance ton Claude”, which had accused the writer Thélyson Orélien of having used AI to write his novel. This revelation puts an end to speculation and triggers a wave of reactions and criticism online.
Samuel Fitoussi reveals that he is the creator of the X account “Balance ton Claude”, which accused the author Thélyson Orélien of using AI for his novel. The essayist invokes the fight against digital “slop”.

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