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Machine magic or art menace? Japan's first AI manga

As Japan's first fully AI-drawn manga, the work has raised questions over the threat technology could pose to jobs and copyright in the nation's multi-billion-dollar comic book industry.

An artificial intelligence manga artist, who goes by the name "Rootport", wearing gloves to protect his identity, demonstrating how he produces AI manga. AFP photos
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The author of a sci-fi manga about to hit shelves in Japan admits he has "absolutely zero" drawing talent, so turned to artificial intelligence to create the dystopian saga.

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