# Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada admits using AI while writing his novel

> Original title: Winner of the Prix Goncourt literary prize admits to using AI

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:08:58.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/sj55j5bhlncylb21xovk5118m
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/nov/05/winner-of-the-prix-goncourt-literary-prize-admits-to-using-ai-philippe-jaenada

## Summary

Philippe Jaenada, who won the Prix Goncourt for L'Inconnue du quai de Javel, told France Inter he used AI three times while writing it. He said one ChatGPT-written sentence was revealed only to the jurors, and that AI-generated text was also included to mock the tool and for research. The admission follows the Académie Goncourt's removal of Thélyson Orélien's C'était ça ou Mourir from its longlist over suspected AI use, and has drawn online accusations of a racial double standard.