Japanese Novelist Embraces AI in Prize-Winning Work

In a groundbreaking move in the literary world, Rie Kudan, a Japanese author, has boldly incorporated artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, into her writing process. Her novel “Tokyo-to Dojo-to” (“Sympathy Tower Tokyo”) recently won the esteemed Akutagawa Prize. Kudan’s novel, acclaimed for its near-perfect narrative and universal appeal, is set in a futuristic Tokyo and explores…