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The organizer announced restrictions on AI-generated text for the 2026 awards, allowing research, minor editing, and formatting assistance. Rules for AI illustration were deferred to industry consultation for 2027.
What changed
The organizer announced restrictions on AI-generated text for the 2026 awards, allowing research, minor editing, and formatting assistance. Rules for AI illustration were deferred to industry consultation for 2027.
The rule applies to text in books entered for the illustration award; it does not establish a blanket ban on AI illustrations. The current PDF is presented alongside the historical announcement without assuming identical versions.
Editorial research question
Editorial interpretation: the same organizer adopted different standards because of children’s books’ relationship between text and image; this can be read alongside the Ockham cover dispute.
This is an editorial interpretation or question, separate from factual statements.
Evidence & sources
The organizer announced restrictions on AI-generated text for the 2026 awards, allowing research, minor editing, and formatting assistance. Rules for AI illustration were deferred to industry consultation for 2027.
SRC-0187Body lines 42–61, especially 49–53 on AI rules and planned consultation.
Material relevant to this case; see the locator for the precise scope read.
SRC-0188Ten-page PDF; checked cover, eligibility clause 11 on printed pages 2–3, and illustration-award note, text lines 87–102.
New Zealand Book Awards Trust · EN · 2025-11-27
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