33-year-old Japanese writer Rie Kudan utilized ChatGPT to create her novel, winning Japan's prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize. The novel 'Tokyo-to Dojo-to / Tokyo Sympathy Tower,' set in a futuristic Tokyo and centered around AI, was officially published on January 17. Judges unanimously described the novel as 'almost flawless,' sparking controversy in the literary world regarding AI's role in creative fields. In her acceptance speech, Kudan stated that ChatGPT helped her unleash her potential.

["33-year-old Japanese Literature Prize winner Rie Kudan confessed at the award ceremony that approximately 5% of her novel 'Tokyo-to Dojo-to' was generated using ChatGPT.","ChatGPT not only helped her realize her creative potential but also became a source of inspiration and a mental support, sparking ideas for dialogues in the novel.","Unlike some artists who worry about AI plagiarism, Kudan views AI as a complement to human abilities and hopes to maintain a 'good relationship' with AI in the future to jointly develop creativity."]