AI-Assisted Novel Wins Prestigious Akutagawa Prize

Author Rie Kudan leveraged ChatGPT, sparking debate on AI's role in creative writing.

Japanese author Rie Kudan used the AI chatbot ChatGPT to write parts of her award-winning novel, 'The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy'.
Kudan estimates that about 5% of her novel was generated by the AI.
The novel, which explores themes of justice and AI's role in society, won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize.
Kudan's use of AI in her writing process has sparked debate in the literary world, with some fearing the technology could threaten their livelihoods.
Last year, a group of authors, including John Grisham and George RR Martin, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, for copyright infringement.