Got the novel written by ChatGPT, got the Best Novel Award, later revealed it himself

The novel "The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy" by Japanese author Rei Kudan has won one of the country's most prestigious literary awards. However, Kudan acknowledged in her acceptance speech that artificial intelligence (AI) had assisted her in writing the book. 

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 03:47 PM (IST)
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Got the novel written by ChatGPT, got the Best Novel Award, later revealed it himself
Got the novel written by ChatGPT, got the Best Novel Award, later revealed it himself

There is no need to introduce ChatGPT today. Nowadays, ChatGPT is widely used in a lot of different nations. Some people use ChatGPT as a source of inspiration, while others use it to get diet plans and succeed in losing weight. However, ChatGPT can be abused to the point where it deceives juries. You read correctly. The most astonishing thing is that the writer used ChatGPT to write his entire book, which has since won an award.

This incident happened in Japan. Japanese author Rei Kudan has received one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards for her novel "The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy", although in her acceptance speech after receiving the award she admitted that AI (ChatGPT) helped her write the novel. Played a huge role.

According to a CNN report, 33-year-old Kudan was awarded the Akutagawa Prize for this novel. According to Kudan, 5 per cent of the words in this book have been given by AI. He has also taken the help of ChatGPT for the theme of this book.

Author and award committee member, Keiichiro Hirano, shared a post on X in which he wrote that Rei Kudan's use of AI should not be seen as an issue. Hirano clarified that if you read it, you'll see that generic AI was mentioned in the work. Although there may be concerns about its future use, this is not the case with 'Tokyo Sympathy Tower'.

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Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer