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Yuki Kaji, Michiko Aoyama, and Voice AI Unite for Novel 'I Heard the Voice of Love'

The novel marks a direct literary collaboration between Aoyama and the 'Soyogi Fractal' project, extending Kaji's voice AI initiative into fiction.

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Yuki Kaji, Michiko Aoyama, and Voice AI Unite for Novel 'I Heard the Voice of Love'

FRACTAL released Michiko Aoyama's novel 'I Heard the Voice of Love,' inspired by the voice AI project 'Soyogi Fractal,' on September 3. The story follows a man who confides in an AI after falling in love. Yuki Kaji narrates the teaser and voices the protagonist, while the AI character Soyogi Soyogi plays the generative AI service.

FRACTAL released the novel on September 3 on WEB Bessatsu Bungeishunju, with a teaser video narrated by Yuki Kaji. The story follows Takuto Matsuki, a 36-year-old sales head who falls in love with a pharmacist and turns to the AI service Ajik to confide his weaknesses. Aoyama said she wanted to capture the modern reality of living with AI, its challenges, and its possibilities. The project began after Kaji read Aoyama's work aloud and introduced her to Soyogi Fractal.

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