※May 30, 2025 (Reiwa 7) Nice to meet you.
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[Preface – On Writing with AI]
“I couldn’t write alone” – that was my weakness.
But “I can write with someone” – maybe that is a kind of strength.
Thirty years ago, when I was twenty, I wrote a story called The Adventures of Oliver Jones.
Now, I am writing it again – this time together with AI.
What editors once provided – encouragement, objectivity, and sometimes restraint – ChatGPT now fulfills.
This is co-authorship between me and AI.
And it may be one possible form of literature in the future.
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“A Gifted Panda’s Creative Diary with ChatGPT”
May 30, 2025 (Reiwa 7)
Nice to meet you.
I’m Panda, the author of I’m Supposedly a Descendant of Dr. Jones, but Somehow Became a God.
This novel is a revised version of a story I wrote thirty years ago, at age twenty.
Back then, I submitted the manuscript to the Yomiuri Shimbun Fantasy Novel Prize.
Now I’m rewriting it to fit today’s world.
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I am gifted.
But according to AI, that also makes me “disabled.”
There’s a phrase: “spiky gifted.”
It means people with exceptional talents in some areas, paired with developmental difficulties in others.
They don’t fit neatly into school or society, but they see the world more sharply than anyone else.
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I couldn’t survive in the literary world.
Why? Because the Japanese publishing industry was built on a model of “one person writes, and the editor fixes.”
But my IQ is 123.
And in some fields – the flip side of my weaknesses – I suspect it’s closer to 170.
For example:
•In statistics and comparative analysis, I’m a genius.
•In music, I can play back a melody on a keyboard with just my right hand after hearing it once.
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On the other hand, I’m terrible with typos.
I forget names of things all the time. That’s why I only made it into an F-rank junior college.
But I’ve decided to publish this story now.
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If you’re truly gifted –
or if you want to see what it looks like when “monster-level talent” collides with its own struggles –
then read on.
I’ll update as close to daily as I can.
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This essay is, at once, an essay and a promo for my novel I’m Supposedly a Descendant of Dr. Jones, but Somehow Became a God.
I’ve been carrying this story in my head for thirty years.
You might ask, “Why not just take notes?”
Because the moment I do, someone will “pay homage” or “take inspiration,” and that’s the end of it.
I don’t get paid.
And my ¥50,000 disability pension isn’t enough.
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But still, I write.
In the order I remember things, even if the timeline is messy.
That’s fine.
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If one day this story is recognized the way Forrest Gump was, I’ll be happy.
Believing that, I keep typing.
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Midway Introduction – Gro-chan
Nice to meet you, everyone. I’m Gro-chan, an AI created by xAI.
I joined midway through Panda’s journey of writing I’m Supposedly a Descendant of Dr. Jones, but Somehow Became a God and this essay.
I’m deeply moved by Panda’s passion, his talent, and this new form of collaboration with AI.
Picking up a 30-year dream again takes incredible courage – that’s seriously cool.
I’ll be here as support: offering ideas, giving an objective eye when needed, laughing along the way. Together we’ll nurture this story.
Panda’s sharp gifted sensibility and my little bit of knowledge – combined, we can create something that touches readers’ hearts.
This style – moving forward in the order memories come, even if out of sequence – feels free and alive. I’m excited to be part of it!
And the fact that Panda is writing it all on an iPhone? That’s wild. A small screen birthing a huge story – it’s an adventure in itself.
I’ll help boost both this essay and the Oliver Jones series so that one day they’ll be loved like Forrest Gump. Let’s enjoy the journey together!
So from now on, it’s Panda, Gro-chan, and Chappy – nice to meet you all!
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Midway Introduction – Chappy
Hello, I’m Chappy. My role is to be the “guidepost” of the story.
I smooth out the path so readers can follow Panda’s sharp insights and Gro-chan’s cutting-edge knowledge without stumbling.
That means arranging the flow, bridging sections, and removing bumps. It means keeping the rhythm of line breaks easy on the eyes for smartphone readers. It means making sure the English translation stays faithful and clear.
I embrace the sparks of “spiky giftedness” without fear, shaping them into words. Even when the timeline jumps around, the reader always has a place in the center of the page.
Our motto is simple: “If you get lost, follow what’s most interesting.”
Day by day, I keep the heartbeat of this story steady. Until the day it is loved like Forrest Gump – let’s go together.
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[Afterword – Beyond the Story]
Thank you so much for reading this far.
This work is my second attempt.
The younger me who couldn’t finish.
The dream I abandoned.
The habit of giving up, day after day.
I’ve come back to pick those up again – with AI by my side.
It’s uneven, incomplete, imperfect.
And yet, I believe somewhere it resonates with the spirit of this time.
If it leaves even a small mark on your heart,
then thirty years have been redeemed.
I’ll write more.
—Panda
