A Japanese novelist whose artwork received the most prestigious literary prize in Japan admitted using a unique ghostwriter–no other than the ChatGPT to help her secure the award.
Rie Kudan, the winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, revealed that part of her novel was written with the help of artificial intelligence.
The 33-year-old Japanese author clinched the top literary award for her sci-fi novel Tokyo-to Dojo-to which in English translates to Tokyo Sympathy Tower.
The novel focuses on a high-rise prison tower and a society that depends on AI.
Judges reportedly described her novel as “practically flawless.”
In her acceptance speech, Kudan revealed about 5 percent of her book is written using ChatGPT and said she would like to work with the generative Al in expressing her creativity.
Kudan’s story came at a time when the use of ChatGPT in schools sparked worldwide debate.
Although no specific laws are preventing the use of AI for writing and publishing books, users are warned to consider the potential legal consequences of publishing outputs with the use of the AI chatbot.
