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The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, the Chinese author Mo Yan, revealed during the 65th anniversary of the Chinese literary magazine Shouhuo in Shanghai to have resorted to artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, to write a speech in honor of the writer Yu Hua.

Yu, author of the acclaimed novels Living and Brothers, was recently awarded the prestigious top prize in the 2021 novel rankings for his latest work, Wen Cheng (The Lost City), published the same year.

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Europe takes the first step to regulate ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools

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Europe takes the first step to regulate ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools

Technology.

You can now talk to the most advanced conversational AI, ChatGPT

  • Writing: ÁNGEL JIMÉNEZ DE LUIS

You can now talk to the most advanced conversational AI, ChatGPT

During the event, Mo Yan shared with those present his close friendship with Yu Hua and recalled some of the experiences shared over the years.

In his role as host to honor Yu Hua's award, Mo admitted to facing difficulties in writing a convincing speech.

The Nobel laureate, after several failed attempts, decided to seek the help of artificial intelligence and asked a PhD student to use ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art chatbot, to write the mention of the prize on his behalf.

By providing keywords such as "Live," "extract a tooth," and "Lost City" that represented significant aspects of Yu Hua's life and work, the chatbot quickly generated a speech of more than 1,000 words, with a literary style reminiscent of Shakespeare's plays.

Mo Yan explained that he selected those three key phrases because of their close connection to Yu Hua's literary trajectory.

Living is one of the author's most prominent novels, while "Extracting a Tooth" alludes to his past as a dentist before he became a writer.

Finally, Lost City symbolizes his latest novel, worthy of the prize awarded at the ceremony.

The use of artificial intelligence in literary writing has generated debates among critics and writers, questioning the authenticity and creativity in the process.

The collaboration between Mo Yan and ChatGPT highlights the growing intersection between technology and literature, showing how artificial intelligence continues to influence diverse creative areas, bringing new perspectives and innovative solutions for the future of writing.

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