She Stole My Thesis and Won an Award for It. I Smiled and Apologized: That Paper Was Written by AI

"I wrote that paper!" My roommate's eyes were red from crying as she slapped the preprint down on the table. She'd stolen the document from my computer, uploaded it to a journal overnight, then submitted it for an award the next day. My advisor frowned at me. "She has a timestamp. Are you still going to deny it?" Everyone in the department was waiting for me to apologize. I nodded. "Fine. I'll apologize." A week later, the journal's reply was posted on the department notice board: "Data fabrication. Retraction recommended." I'd made that paper up with AI and hadn't verified a single word. The more smug she was, the harder she fell. 01 "Cheng Nian, have you no shame?" Zhou