A Japanese author has opened up about getting help from ChatGPT shortly after winning one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards. Driving the news: Rie Kudan, 33, on Wednesday received the coveted Akutagawa Prize — one awarded for budding writers — for her novel “Tokyo-to Dojo-to” (“Sympathy Tower Tokyo”). Aided by AI: After receiving the award, Kudan admitted at a press conference that she had utilized ChatGPT in her writing process.
TOKYO (AFP) – The winner of Japan’s most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about “five per cent” of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative AI had helped unlock her potential. Since the 2022 launch of ChatGPT, an easy-to-use AI chatbot that can deliver an essay upon request within seconds, there have […]
The winner of Japan s most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about "five percent" of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative AI had helped unlock her potential.
The winner of Japan's most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about "five percent" of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative AI had helped unlock her potential. "I would say about five percent of the book quoted verbatim the sentences generated by AI."
Outside of her creative activity, Kudan said she frequently toys with AI, confiding her innermost thoughts that "I can never talk to anyone else about".