2026年コモンウェルス短編小説賞の地域別受賞者5名のうち3名が、応募作品に生成AIを使用した疑いが持たれている。この告発により、文学界は祝福ムードから一転、論争の渦中に置かれている。
受賞者たちは当初、短編小説が地域賞を獲得したことで、仲間から称賛と羨望の眼差しを向けられていた。しかし、受賞発表後、彼らのうち数名が作品制作にチャットボットを利用した疑いがあるとして、厳しい調査の対象となっている。
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