Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Japanese female writer Rie Kudan recently won the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award, for her "Tokyo Sympathy Tower". After winning the award, she admitted that about 5% of the text in ** is directly taken from generative artificial intelligence, which caused a lot of controversy. Some have embraced AI as the new writing tool; There are also doubts that it will affect the creativity of authors.
Set in futuristic Japan, Tokyo Sympathy Tower tells the story of a politician who built a high-rise building in a park in Shinjuku as a shelter facility in order to make them live comfortably out of sympathy for criminals. The protagonist of the story is a female architect who designs a building, and she is uncomfortable with this society that overly pursues tolerance, and it is difficult to adapt to the generative artificial intelligence that permeates the language of society, and she lives a strong life in the midst of many troubles.
This is a New Year's ornament taken at the "City of Sui" in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, on December 19, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency 4**, the 33-year-old Jiudan said in an interview after winning the award that she only used the text generated by artificial intelligence in reality in the answers given by artificial intelligence in the story, and made appropriate modifications so as not to damage the fluency of the writing. The percentage of such texts is not large, and readers can tell at a glance that some exaggerate the role of artificial intelligence in her writing.
Shuichi Yoshida, a judge of the Akutagawa Prize and a well-known Japanese writer, said that there was little discussion of AI during the selection process, and that "it could be seen as another character in the story."
However, a senior editor, who did not give his name, believes that while there is nothing wrong with the ** itself, the use of artificial intelligence in the nine paragraphs may affect future submission rules. Since it is difficult to discern whether an author is using AI in their writing process at this stage, both editors and readers may want to be informed in advance.
This is a Tesla robot photographed at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference on July 6, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe In fact, in the field of science fiction, in view of the fact that artificial intelligence has become a common theme, the relevant selection rules have been adjusted accordingly. For example, the Shinichi Hoshi Prize, a Japanese science fiction literary award, has detailed requirements for the use of AI-generated content in entries, such as prohibiting copying and copying as is, and keeping records of the process.
Some literary critics have said that many writers are already using AI when they conceive it, and that the Kudan's remarks are nothing more than putting the issue back in the spotlight.
The Akutagawa Prize was established in 1935 to commemorate the late Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa. As Japan's most authoritative literary award, the Akutagawa Prize is often awarded to writers who have made their mark on the Japanese literary scene, and Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe and other famous writers have won awards. Japan regards the Akutagawa Prize as an important step for Japanese writers to "ascend to the dragon gate". (Wang Xinfang).