French-language novel "C'était ça ou mourir" turned its author, Thélyson Orélien, into an overnight sensation and landed on the longlist for the prestigious Prix Goncourt. The book was included on the longlist for the prestigious Prix Goncourt literature award. But was it written with the help of AI? The controversy surrounding the book has intensified concerns about artificial intelligence in publishing. While critics warn that AI threatens writers, translators and trust in literature, supporters argue that it can make creativity more accessible. At the Frankfurt Book Fair, authors, publishers and academics are grappling with an increasingly important question: how much AI involvement is acceptable in literature?

CHAPTERS
00:00 The controversy: Thélyson Orélien’s "C'était ça ou mourir"
00:52 Criticism of AI in publishing
01:41 Frankfurt Book Fair: AI is a part of the publishing world
02:11 Luke Stoffel: An award-winning author using AI
03:32 A Berkeley professor and his concerns
04:26 Romance novels: Where AI already excels
05:15 Is AI the death of writing as an art form?

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CREDITS
Report: Sabine Kieselbach
Camera: Helmut Fischer
Edit: Dustin Jacobi
Supervising Editor: Melanie Matthäus
Fact Checking: Oliver Glasenapp

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