AI-writing scandals are becoming common. Proving them is another matter.

With no verifiable way to detect writing done by AI, the suggestion of public shaming emerges as an alternative consequence

Organizers of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and British literary magazine Granta faced sharp backlash this week after social media users questioned whether the winning entry and two of the finalists were generated by artificial intelligence.

That kind of scandal — writing that is suspected to have been generated with AI — has become increasingly common in recent months. The New York Times (twice), Hachette, BenBella Books and Sports Illustrated have all suffered versions of it.