An annual contest for traditional Japanese short poetry in Tottori Prefecture came to an end this month after 20 years due to signs some of the participants might have used artificial intelligence for their submissions.
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Possible AI use leads to end of senryu competition after 20 years
The organizers decided to end the contest as it has become difficult for the works to be judged fairly given the emergence of artificial intelligence.
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