Degenerative Intelligence: An Overview of Authorship, Accusation, and Ethical Practices
Abstract
Examines the institutional response (and absence of response) to AI-assisted literary authorship, centering on the 2024 Akutagawa Prize controversy following Rie Kudan's disclosure of ChatGPT use in the award-winning novel Tokyo Sympathy Tower.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Literary and Philosophical Studies
Academic integrity and plagiarism
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Figshare
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint