Caine Prize clears Zimbabwean author of AI writing allegations and adds new rules

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Caine Prize for African Writing has cleared Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza of using artificial intelligence to write this year’s award-winning story, but also announced new measures to guard against the use of generative AI in submissions.

Caine Prize clears Zimbabwean author of AI writing allegations and adds new rules

TL;DR

  • The Caine Prize for African Writing has cleared Simbarashe Kundizeza of using AI.
  • Kundizeza is a Zimbabwean author who won this year's award.
  • New measures will be implemented to prevent generative AI use in submissions.