"Japan's first" literary award using AI writing service is held Expectations for joint creation by AI and humans | Ledge.ai

Digital Media Research Institute Co., Ltd. will hold Japan's first literary award "AI Noberisuto Literary Award" using the text generation service "AI Noberisuto alpha 2.0" using AI (artificial intelligence). .. The application period for works is from February 1st to June 30th. The results will be announced on the official website on October 1st. The award-winning works, including the Best Work Award, will be considered as a book from Shogakukan Co., Ltd.

The textbook award is expected to be submitted for unique works from a wide range of genres such as quizzes, scenarios, haiku, and comics, in collaboration with "AI Noberisuto" centered on novels. The Best Work Award will be awarded a prize of 500,000 yen and 12 months of "AI Berisuto" Platinum membership. In addition, the Shogakukan Award selected by Shogakukan and the AI ​​Short Award given to excellent short works are available.

Yukio Kitsukawa of Digital Media Research Institute, Inc., who chairs the judging committee, said, "In the future, AI (computer technology) and human beings themselves will collaborate to build a new culture. I think that. I would like to seek the newness of the joint work of both parties, rather than relying solely on AI and working hard only on humans. "

He continued, "People who have written novels may feel a leap in imagination using new tools, and those who thought that it had nothing to do with novels, etc. I may discover my talent. I would like to open the curtain for a new era of creative activities with you, regardless of generation, gender, or position. "

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