After a recent interview with Nobel Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk made the rounds on social media implying she had used AI to write her recent novel, the novelist shared a statement with Lit Hub via her publisher, addressing the controversy:
Like any other conversation, remarks made before a live audience at a public event can be incorrectly understood.
I did not write my forthcoming book – to be published in fall 2026 in Polish – either using AI or with anyone else. For several decades I have written alone.
I state briefly and firmly:
1. I make use of artificial intelligence on the same principles as most people in the world – I treat it as a tool that allows faster documenting and checking of facts. Whenever I use this tool I additionally verify the information. Just as I have done for several decades by reading books and by exploring libraries and archives.
