South Africa: Writer Coral Hart defends her use of AI

Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: October 23, 2026Country: South Africa
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South Africa: Writer Coral Hart defends her use of AI

As the publisher of Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien parted ways with him after discovering he had used artificial intelligence to write a novel, South African writer Coral Hart is defending her own use of the technology. She says she has published more than 370 books in 20 months with Authorythm, a tool that helps develop characters, plots, chapter outlines and first drafts. Hart says writers provide the ideas, characters and key moments, and the tool can generate up to five books at once to maintain consistency across a series.

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