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 how the technology is influencing authors' creativity, although most agree it is a long way from producing novels of superior quality on its own.The novel by 33-year-old Rie Kudan, titled Tokyo-to Dojo-to ("Sympathy Tower Tokyo") is set in the Japanese capital in the not-so-distant fut…READ FULL ARTICLE
