It has become a hot topic that ChatGPT achieved perfect scores in nine subjects when it was used to answer the 2026 Common Test. The lowest score was in Japanese, with a 90% correct answer rate. Japanese has questions that do not seem to have a correct answer, so it may appear difficult for AI, which is a mass of rationality. Conversely, it can be said that the area in which humans can compete with AI is Japanese, or language activities. For example, in Japan there is a saying that “losing is winning,” but AI would not understand this. In the age of AI, “subtlety” may become a guiding principle for humans. (Kei)

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