Kazuo Ishiguro confronts basic questions about humanity and technology

In his new novel, Nobel laureate posits how AI will change our relationships

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Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's eighth novel "Klara and the Sun," tells the story of Klara, a solar-powered AI humanoid robot, who was bought as a companion for a 14-year-old girl. (File photo by Akiyoshi Inoue)

NOBUYUKI GOHARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Kazuo Ishiguro's latest novel, "Klara and the Sun," the first since he won the 2017 Nobel Prize in literature, depicts how state-of-the-art technology can create serious inequality.

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