Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media. Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using artificial intelligence (AI) to write his short story, which won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.

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

Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using artificial intelligence (AI) to write his short story, which won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.

His statement comes a week after he scooped the £10,000 ($13,000) award and a recent article in The Atlantic said AI

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  • •Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.
  • •Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using artificial intelligence (AI) to write his short story, which won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.
  • •His statement comes a week after he scooped the £10,000 ($13,000) award and a recent article in The Atlantic said AI
  • •"For the avoidance of doubt, I wrote The Blue Fighter," he posted on X , external .

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"For the avoidance of doubt, I wrote The Blue Fighter," he posted on X , external .

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