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Did AI Find Murakami’s Voice? Student’s $2 Experiment Divides China’s Literati

Sixth Tone · Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

A literature undergrad’s AI tool made a near-perfect Mandarin version of Haruki Murakami’s new novel in just four hours. What might this mean for translators and copyright holders?

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Did AI Find Murakami’s Voice? Student’s $2 Experiment Divides China’s Literati

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