Rie Qudan
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Rie Qudan[a] or Rie Kudan[1] (born September 27, 1990, in Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese novelist. In 2024, Qudan won the 170th Akutagawa Prize for her novel Tōkyō-to Dōjō Tō[b] ("Tokyo Sympathy Tower"). She stated that about 5% of the novel was written by artificial intelligence.
Early life and education
[edit ]Qudan was born on September 27, 1990, in Urawa (now Saitama) in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[2]
She won her first writing award for an essay she wrote during sixth grade in elementary school.[3]
Career
[edit ]Qudan worked as a laboratory assistant after graduation from university.[4]
In 2021, Qudan won the 126th Literary World Newcomer Award with her debut novel, Warui Ongaku[c] ("Bad music").[2] [4]
Her 2024 novel Tōkyō-to Dōjō Tō[b] ("Tokyo sympathy tower") is a science fiction story about an architect who designs a tower to be built in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyo-en garden and used as a prison to rehabilitate criminals comfortably.[5] [6] [7] Set in a version of Tokyo in the near future where Zaha Hadid's version of the National Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics was built, the story is told from the perspective of the architect and her would-be biographer.[5] [8] The novel contains themes concerning artificial intelligence.[8] [9]
Tōkyō-to Dōjō Tō won Qudan the 170th Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards for new authors.[5] [10] [11] During a press conference, Qudan mentioned that she used ChatGPT, a chatbot based on generative artificial intelligence, to write about 5% of her novel.[6] [12] [11] [9] [d] She later clarified that AI was only used to write the AI’s dialogue in the novel. [13]
Personal life
[edit ]Qudan lives in Chiba Prefecture.[5]
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Qudan, Rie (2024年02月07日). 九段理江 [Rie Qudan]. Bungakukai (in Japanese). Vol. 78, no. 3 (March 2024). Tokyo: Bungeishunjū. pp. 82–83.
九段理江のアルファベット表記は Rie Qudan であり、それ以外の名前を認めるつもりはありません。
- ^ a b 第170回芥川賞は九段理江さん(33)、直木賞は河﨑秋子さん(44)、万城目学さん(47)の受賞が決まる [170th Akutagawa Prize to Be Awarded to Rie Qudan (33), Naoki Prize to Kawasaki Akiko (44) and Manabu Makime (47)]. Shūkan Bunshun (in Japanese). 2024年01月17日. Archived from the original on 2024年01月17日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ 芥川賞の九段理江さん 「Aiのほうが優れていても自分で書きたい」 [Akutagawa Prize Winner Rie Qudan: "Even If AI Is Better, I Want to Write It Myself"]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 2024年01月17日. Archived from the original on 2024年01月19日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ a b 芥川賞に九段理江さん 直木賞に河崎秋子さんと万城目学さん [Akutagawa Prize Goes to Rie Qudan, Naoki Prize to Kawasaki Akiko and Manabu Makime]. NHK News (in Japanese). 2024年01月17日. Archived from the original on 2024年01月18日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ a b c d e "Ex-shepherd from Hokkaido wins prestigious Naoki Prize". The Asahi Shimbun. 2024年01月18日. Archived from the original on 2024年01月19日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ a b c Mouriquand, David (2024年01月19日). "Novelist wins top literary prize - then reveals she used ChatGPT". Euronews. Archived from the original on 2024年01月19日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ 九段理江 『東京都同情塔』. Shinchosha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024年01月18日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ a b Choi, Christy; Annio, Francesca (2024年01月19日). "The winner of a prestigious Japanese literary award has confirmed AI helped write her book". CNN. Archived from the original on 2024年01月19日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ a b Pearson, Jordan (2024年01月19日). "Winner of Japan's Top Literary Prize Admits She Used ChatGPT". Vice. Archived from the original on 2024年01月19日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ Smith, Benedict (2024年01月18日). "Author admits she used ChatGPT to write parts of prize-winning novel". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2024年01月19日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ a b c Parry, Richard Lloyd (2024年01月18日). "ChatGPT helped write my novel, says Japanese literary prize winner". The Times. Archived from the original on 2024年01月20日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ "Explainer: What is Generative AI, the technology behind OpenAI's ChatGPT?". Reuters. 2023年03月17日. Archived from the original on 2023年11月12日. Retrieved 2024年01月20日.
- ^ ""Tokyo Sympathy Tower": Building a New Babel". nippon.com. 2024年04月18日. Retrieved 2024年04月17日.