Is the Author’s death Coming?

Abstract

This article calls for a more productive discussion between concerns that generated AI will replace creators and the relief that creative areas will remain unique to humans. Critics say the author’s death will not come. However, it has a clue that it is ‘at the moment.’ AI’s learning principles and speed of development have exceeded human predictions. In the end, it is time to think about “how content and enjoyment will change due to AI” rather than insisting on “human’s unique domain” at a time when AI will be used as a tool for creation. Through discussions on the “Dezuka 2020 Project,” Otsuka Eiji’s “AI Literature”, Azuma Hiroki’s “Snobbism” and Ochiai Yoichi’s “Digital Nature”, Azuma Hiroki claims that “the author (human) will not be the only creator of the work, but will be a collaborator of the AI system that generates text.” Through this, it is much more productive to think about “what form of content AI-human collaboration will create” rather than saying that human territory remains for AI’s work that must go through human hands. This article argues that it is necessary to think about how the interaction between content and users will change the perception and attitude toward the world and how to respond to it.