Clear skies
trees withering, winds howling.
From time to time, people talk about whether AI could write a novel. Personally, I think it will probably be possible, because I believe that almost anything that humans can conceive of will come true. It may be a little different, but it will be possible, just as AI beat the chess champions. It will be faster than expected.
However, even if it is possible, the question is whether it is interesting or not. It may be possible if we utilize big data and the latest AI. However, I think that also depends on programming.
In other words, we need to give them “subjects” such as mystery novels, pure literature, and yakuza stories. Suddenly saying, “Google, write a novel,” will probably not work.
We need to set up the basics to some extent. Just as a picture drawn by an AI became popular a while ago. That, too, required an original picture and a few key words.
I feel that if we are going to utilize AI to write a novel, we will need these programmers. If we give it as detailed a setup as possible and utilize the results, perhaps something interesting could be created. Big data, in other words, is a visualization of the world spirit.
If a work fully utilizing such AI becomes a hit and wins the Akutagawa Prize before a novel written by a complete AI is published, will it be eliminated as doping in sports, disqualified in chess, or become a mainstream novel-writing tool because it is difficult to identify the difference? Probably, there will be a lot of discussions.
When the time goes further and a completely freehand novel written by an AI wins the Akutagawa Prize, the Nobel Prize, or becomes an international bestseller, the human condition will probably change a little. Or, rather, they will have changed.
However, if you ask me if I would like to live in such a world, I would think twice.
An inexperienced AI might produce a haiku like this.
Hands chafing, hastily searching for gloves
