2024-02-14 22:00:00
The author’s latest work, titled « Tokyo-to Dojo-to » or “Tokyo’s Tower of Compassion” in Frenchwas honored Wednesday with the prestigious Japanese literary prize, the Akutagawa Prize. The jury praised its perfection, calling it a difficult work to criticize. However, during the ceremony, Rie Kudan, 33, revealed that she used the full potential of artificial intelligence to write this book. She specified that almost 5% of the book’s content consists of AI-generated sentences, reproduced exactly.
Artificial intelligence at the heart of creativity
Artificial intelligence occupies a recurring place in Rie Kudan’s story. The plot takes place in a futuristic Tokyo, featuring a prison tower imagined by an architect uncomfortable in an excessively tolerant society. Indeed, The author confessed that frequent conversations with the AI gave her the opportunity to share her most intimate thoughts, confidences that she cannot share with anyone else. She added that some ChatGPT responses even inspired dialogue in her novel. Rie Kudan expressed her desire to cultivate « relations positives » with AI, seeking to unleash creativity through this unique collaboration.
Literary debate: Hailed or criticized?
Award-winning Japanese author Rie Kudan’s admission of using AI for 5% of her Akutagawa Prize-winning novel has sparked debate in the literary world.
While some see AI as a valuable writing tool, concerns regarding transparency and its impact on creativity. pic.twitter.com/oQO8D6UoFb
— Alix (@Alix_4711) February 8, 2024
The introduction of AI tool in 2022, capable of writing texts on demand in seconds, is causing growing concerns, especially in the publishing industry. So, Reactions differ on social networks, with some considering Rie Kudan’s approach as morally questionable. An Internet user on X expresses his doubt in the talent of the author who skillfully used AI to write her book. In parallel, others salute the novelist’s ingenuity. But also his efforts made during his dialogues with the AI to create texts. Books listing ChatGPT as a co-author are available through Amazon’s e-book self-publishing service, but they are generally criticized for poor quality.
Renowned authors, such as Salman Rushdie, express bewilderment and even opposition to the use of AI in their work. Rushdie described a short text generated in its style by artificial intelligence as “to be thrown away” at the end of 2023. Legal actions have also been launched by authors like George RR Martin once morest the Californian start-up OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, accusing them of violating their copyrights. “The subject of artificial intelligence was not debated among the members of the jury. For us there is nothing to comment, no problem. » The writer states: “In the future too, I plan to use text generative AI, I would like to use it cleverly in writing novels while demonstrating my own creativity.”
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