Award-winning author's AI use revelation roils Japan's literary world

Comments by a Japanese author who revealed she used generative artificial intelligence to help write the novel for which she won Japan's most prestigious book award have roiled the country's literary industry. While some welcome the use of AI as a new writing tool, those managing Japan's book contests question…

OutrageousUmpire,

I’m surprised more authors aren’t saying they use AI. It’s an amazing tool to help in the creative process.

drdiddlybadger,
@drdiddlybadger@pawb.social avatar

Considering the subject matter of the book and the way the author explains the use, it is allowable, authentic even. But the pitchforks will not stop for a long time.

SnokenKeekaGuard,
@SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I don’t know how much worse it is than ghost-writers. Minus it’s affect on the ghost writing industry I don’t think it’s a terrible thing

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