The new episode was created by a project team led by Tezuka Productions and Satoshi Kurihara, an AI expert and a professor of engineering at Keio University.įeaturing a genius but unlicensed surgeon, the manga series ran in the comic anthology between November 1973 and October 1983 for more than 200 episodes. “I know not everyone will be happy with the project, but I hope this stimulates further discussions on the creative applications of AI,” he said. Makoto Tezuka, the artist’s son and director of Tezuka Productions Co., acknowledged the controversy surrounding generative AI, including concerns over copyright violation and job displacement for artists.
The new 32-page story, titled “TEZUKA2023 Black Jack: A Machine Heart–Heartbeat Mark II,” will be released Nov. A new episode of “Black Jack,” a masterpiece of famed manga artist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), has been completed with the help of artificial intelligence, 40 years after the last one was published.
