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Proof: A breakout star author is accused of using AI in his prize-contending debut

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ba4170aa9ee20062aace4b46694b1b96b359c7d6c84a32030dceb2815ef98d32

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-ba4170aa9ee2.json prints ba4170aa9ee20062aace4b46694b1b96b359c7d6c84a32030dceb2815ef98d32. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. There is no OpenTimestamps receipt for this record yet.
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

This headline has not been sealed. Headlines are sealed automatically within minutes of first being seen; older ones are sealed on request, and are then marked as a backfill.