<p>The AI programme ChatGPT has passed exams, penned news articles and produced code. So perhaps no surprise that <em>One Piece</em> author Eiichiro Oda has turned to it for inspiration.</p>.<p>The man behind the record-breaking manga often referred to as one of the best-known in the world seemed to have found himself struggling with writer's block last month.</p>.<p>"Hello. This is the author. I cannot come up with a story for <em>One Piece</em> next week. Would you think of a story? A super good one, please," he prompted the programme, according to a video his staff posted on their Twitter account.</p>.<p>In seconds, ChatGPT spun a story in which heroes meet new friends and battle it out with new enemies, including "Shadow King".</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwjHqeiG9L_9AhXwSWwGHWrVDtkQFnoECA8QAQ" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/chatgpt-ai-text-tool-a-fad-or-promise-1170034.html">ChatGPT AI text tool: A fad or promise?</a></strong></p>.<p>The programme attempted to sell the story to Oda, telling the creator that the proposed plot offers a mysterial tribe, new comrades and a renewed focus on one existing character to showcase her intellect and behaviours that his readers would enjoy.</p>.<p>But Oda's immediate review was unreticent: "Sorry. It's boring," he typed, demanding a better idea.</p>.<p>The second time around the programme was rewarded for producing a storyline in which an alien joins <em>One Piece</em> characters and "pirate king" Luffy to fight a witch and rebuild its home star that had been destroyed by an evil spaceship.</p>.<p>"Thank you. I will draw as it is," wrote Oda in response, quipping that his next installation in the saga will be based on the new storyline.</p>.<p><em>One Piece</em> follows straw hat-wearing Luffy and his team as they hunt for the titular treasure coveted by all pirates.</p>.<p>The last instalment began on July 25 in the Japanese weekly manga magazine <em>Shonen Jump</em>.</p>.<p>The series has racked up more than 100 volumes and smashed sales records since the first instalment appeared in 1997.</p>.<p>Oda landed a Guinness World Record for having the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author.</p>.<p>The 100th volume of the series came out in France last year with 250,000 copies, a number of rivalling works that have won the prestigious Prix Goncourt literature prize.</p>.<p>The "One Piece" universe includes cultural and geographical references that give it a universal dimension, including Ancient Egypt, Venice and medieval Japan.</p>.<p>Engaging characters and modern themes of breakneck industrialisation, racism, slavery and geopolitical intrigues add to the appeal of the series.</p>.<p>Producers hope the upcoming release of a Netflix series adapted from the <em>One Piece</em> universe will help it conquer new territory, bringing the story to the global streaming platform's more than 200 million subscribers.</p>
<p>The AI programme ChatGPT has passed exams, penned news articles and produced code. So perhaps no surprise that <em>One Piece</em> author Eiichiro Oda has turned to it for inspiration.</p>.<p>The man behind the record-breaking manga often referred to as one of the best-known in the world seemed to have found himself struggling with writer's block last month.</p>.<p>"Hello. This is the author. I cannot come up with a story for <em>One Piece</em> next week. Would you think of a story? A super good one, please," he prompted the programme, according to a video his staff posted on their Twitter account.</p>.<p>In seconds, ChatGPT spun a story in which heroes meet new friends and battle it out with new enemies, including "Shadow King".</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwjHqeiG9L_9AhXwSWwGHWrVDtkQFnoECA8QAQ" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/chatgpt-ai-text-tool-a-fad-or-promise-1170034.html">ChatGPT AI text tool: A fad or promise?</a></strong></p>.<p>The programme attempted to sell the story to Oda, telling the creator that the proposed plot offers a mysterial tribe, new comrades and a renewed focus on one existing character to showcase her intellect and behaviours that his readers would enjoy.</p>.<p>But Oda's immediate review was unreticent: "Sorry. It's boring," he typed, demanding a better idea.</p>.<p>The second time around the programme was rewarded for producing a storyline in which an alien joins <em>One Piece</em> characters and "pirate king" Luffy to fight a witch and rebuild its home star that had been destroyed by an evil spaceship.</p>.<p>"Thank you. I will draw as it is," wrote Oda in response, quipping that his next installation in the saga will be based on the new storyline.</p>.<p><em>One Piece</em> follows straw hat-wearing Luffy and his team as they hunt for the titular treasure coveted by all pirates.</p>.<p>The last instalment began on July 25 in the Japanese weekly manga magazine <em>Shonen Jump</em>.</p>.<p>The series has racked up more than 100 volumes and smashed sales records since the first instalment appeared in 1997.</p>.<p>Oda landed a Guinness World Record for having the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author.</p>.<p>The 100th volume of the series came out in France last year with 250,000 copies, a number of rivalling works that have won the prestigious Prix Goncourt literature prize.</p>.<p>The "One Piece" universe includes cultural and geographical references that give it a universal dimension, including Ancient Egypt, Venice and medieval Japan.</p>.<p>Engaging characters and modern themes of breakneck industrialisation, racism, slavery and geopolitical intrigues add to the appeal of the series.</p>.<p>Producers hope the upcoming release of a Netflix series adapted from the <em>One Piece</em> universe will help it conquer new territory, bringing the story to the global streaming platform's more than 200 million subscribers.</p>