Award-winning Japanese author reveals she used ChatGPT to write her novel 

Using ChatGPT can actually help you achieve great success in the literary world if you use it wisely. But, you might wonder, is it suitable for creating something as unique as a fiction piece, especially if you're already an established author? It's a debatable topic, but a Japanese woman, who recently received an award for her writing, seems to have no qualms about using ChatGPT to write a book. And honestly, why should she? After all, the AI chatbot is playing a role in helping her secure an award for her work.

Author Rie Kudan won one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan for her book called "The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy". However, she candidly admitted that AI played a huge role in shaping her book in her acceptance speech."I plan to continue to profit from the use of AI in the writing of my novels, while letting my creativity express itself to the fullest," the 33-year-old Kudan said, She was awarded the Akutagawa Prize for the best work of fiction, as reported by CNN.

Kudan further revealed that around 5 per cent of her book "The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy" was word for word generated by AI. Interestingly, the book features AI as a theme. The author also said that she consults ChatGPT about issues that she feels she cannot tell anyone. "When the AI did not say what I expected," she said, "I sometimes reflected my feelings in the lines of the main character."

Author and member of the prize committee, Keiichiro Hirano, shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the committee didn't view Rie Kudan's use of AI as an issue. Hirano clarified, "It seems there's a misunderstanding about Rie Kudan's award-winning work being written using generative AI... If you read it, you'll see that generative AI was mentioned in the work. While there might be concerns about this kind of usage in the future, it's not the case with 'Tokyo Sympathy Tower.'"

On the flip side, notable authors such as George R. R. Martin, Jodi Picoult, and John Grisham took part in a class action lawsuit against OpenAI, the company responsible for ChatGPT, last year. Their claim was that OpenAI utilized copyrighted material during the training of its systems to generate more human-like responses.

Over 10,000 authors, including big names like James Patterson, Roxane Gay, and Margaret Atwood, penned an open letter. In the letter, they urged leaders in the AI industry to respect authors' consent before using their work to train extensive language models. Additionally, they advocated for fair compensation for authors whose work contributes to these models.