The recent consternation over whether a Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner was written by AI is understandable. It's also beside the point.
Assume that AI has been used in producing a book to the maximum extent possible. Then, as a jury member, ask the harder question: what exactly are we judging? Is it originality of idea? Creativity of structure? Power of language? Overall impact on the reader? These are questions that literary award organisations have always needed to answer. AI's advent simply forces them to answer them sharply and honestly.
