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A court challenge to a Texas law requiring book ratings for their content has been blocked by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

A Texas law requiring booksellers to rate the explicitness of materials sold to schools was blocked for claims of being unconstitutionally broad.

TOKYO (AFP) – The winner of Japan’s most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about “five per cent” of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative AI had helped unlock her potential. Since the 2022 launch of ChatGPT, an easy-to-use AI chatbot that can deliver an essay upon request within seconds, there have […]

The winner of Japans most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about "five percent" of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative AI had helped unlock her potential.

The winner of Japan's most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about "five percent" of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative AI had helped unlock her potential. "I would say about five percent of the book quoted verbatim the sentences generated by AI." Outside of her creative activity, Kudan said she frequently toys with AI, confiding her innermost thoughts that "I can never talk to anyone else about". 

Rie Kudan, the winner of Japans prestigious literary award, acknowledged that about five percent of her novel was penned by ChatGPT, a generative AI chatbot. Her latest novel, Tokyo-to Dojo-to (Sympathy Tower Tokyo), set in a futuristic Tokyo with a high-rise prison tower, explores the theme of AI.

The winner of Japan's most prestigious literary prize acknowledged that around "five percent" of her futuristic novel was written by ChatGPT, and said

TOKYO: The winner of Japan’s most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about 5% of her futuristic novel was penned by ChatGPT, saying generative artificial intelligence had helped unlock her potential.

A list of authors and entertainers are also suing the tech company for damages that could total in the billions.

The law requires book sellers to rate sexual content in books... or else.