Author Rie Qudan: Why I Used Chatgpt to Write My Prize-Winning Novel

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Author Rie Qudan used ChatGPT to write 5% of her prize-winning novel, sparking debate about AI's role in creative writing.

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5 months ago

> Qudan said that part of it – 5% was the figure given, though she now says that was only an approximation – was written using artificial intelligence. This, she tells me, comprised parts of the novel which are presented as a character’s exchange with ChatGPT.

So ChatGPT didn't "write her novel", ChatGPT was used to create about 5% of the novel that describes a character's exchange with ChatGPT.

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