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Me, myself and AI: Writing, hallucinations and being ‘profoundly human’ in a time of artificial intelligence

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 2162 words · By Carmel Rickard
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What to know about Me, myself and AI: Writing, hallucinations and being ‘profoundly human’ in a time of artificial intelligence

Maybe a piece in the most recent Nieman Storyboard.

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What happened

Maybe a piece in the most recent Nieman Storyboard.

Why it matters

Or perhaps my recent experience trying to find a missing doctor.

Common ground

Whatever prompted me, though, it was time to reflect on my relationship, as a writer, with AI.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-04-me-myself-and-ai-writing-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “I read a report on the Nieman Storyboard. It concerns a winner in an international short story contest whose tale now seems to many to have been at least partially AI-generated.”
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The Nieman Storyboard (via Facebook and a specific article dated May 22, 2026) reports on a short story by Jamir Nazir that won the Commonwealth Foundation Short Story Prize and was accused of being AI-generated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism is the primary journalism institution at Harvard University.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieman_Foundation_for_Journali…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Nieman Storyboard's annotations are a great learning resource for journalists, educators, and students — as well as readers who want to learn ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY75KQVmbKZ/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nieman Storyboard. 5748 likes · 1 talking about this. Get your daily dose of narrative journalism.
https://www.facebook.com/niemanstoryboard/
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Claim 2: “One of my stories is about two brothers, both ordained as ministers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church more than 100 years ago.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, there is no evidence in the provided search results regarding two specific brothers ordained as ministers over 100 years ago.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a Methodist denomination based in the United States. It adheres to Wesleyan–Arminian theology and has a connexional pol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Ch…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or the AME Zion Church (AMEZ) is a historically African-American Christian denomination based in the United States. It was officially formed in 1821 in New…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Episcopal_Church
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Claim 3: “His deeply considered letter is subtitled “On safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence””
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Multiple independent web sources (USCCB, Zeale, and another search result) confirm the subtitle 'On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical confronts the promises and perils of artificial intelligence, urging humanity to defend human dignity in an increasingly dehumanised age.
https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2026/05/27/magnifica-humanit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Magnificent Humanity. Following Pope Leo XIII’s example, Magnifica Humanitas builds on Rerum Novarum and identifies AI, robotics, and other technologies as the defining factors of the age.
https://zeale.co/news/articles/magnifica-humanitas-pope-leos…
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web search NEUTRAL — Magnifica Humanitas ("Magnificent Humanity"), On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, is Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, addressing human dignity and the ethical chal…
https://www.usccb.org/magnifica-humanitas
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Claim 4: “In his new encyclical, Magnificent Humanity, Pope Leo XIV identifies many complex moral and other challenges raised by AI.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Pope Leo XIV published the encyclical 'Magnifica humanitas' (Magnificent Humanity) on May 25, 2026, concerning the safeguarding of the human person in the age of AI.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Magnifica humanitas (lit. 'magnificent humanity') is the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, concerned with "safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence". It was published on 25 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnifica_humanitas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst; September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. Born in Chicago, Prevost became a friar in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea from April 13 to 23, 2026. This trip was this pope's third trip outside of Italy and first to Africa since his election in May 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visits_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Alge…
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Claim 5: “a link to an old back number of the SA Medical Journal in which I could read the content.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm the existence and long history (since 1884) of the South African Medical Journal, which would contain the types of records described, although the specific doctor's record is not explicitly quoted in the snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South African Medical Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed open-access medical journal which has been published in South Africa since 1884. It is sponsored by the South African Medical Association …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Medical_Journal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South African Jews, whether by culture, ethnicity, or religion, form the twelfth largest Jewish community in the world, and the largest on the African continent. As of 2020, the Kaplan Centre at the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_South_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South African Journal may refer to: South African Journal of Science South African Journal of Economics South African Medical Journal South African Geographical Journal South African Law Journal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Journal
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Claim 6: ““The Serpent in the Grove”, now described as “attributed to Jamir Nazir””
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Multiple sources, including Granta and the Commonwealth Foundation, confirm that 'The Serpent in the Grove' is written by Jamir Nazir and won the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000 to 5,000 words). The prize is open to citizens of member states of the Commonwealth of Nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Short_Story_Prize
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web search NEUTRAL — Jamir Nazir’s story is the winning entry from the Caribbean in the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. They say the grove still hums at noon.
https://granta.com/the-serpent-in-the-grove/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jamir Nazir is the overall winner of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Jamir, from Trinidad with Indian heritage, has been selected from 7,806 entries across the Commonwealth.
https://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/
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Claim 7: “Facebook shows there is a church bearing his name in a particular town in Gauteng.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'there' and does not contain any information about a church in Gauteng.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 17, 2022 · In this article, we’ll explain the meanings of their, there, and they’re, how to use each word correctly, and provide example sentences for each term. We’ll also give some tips on how t…
https://www.dictionary.com/articles/their-vs-there-vs-theyre
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associate…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there
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web search NEUTRAL — We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/there
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