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+0.09 Possible AI use leads to end of senryu competition after 20 years (www.japantimes.co.jp)
6 points by haunter 5 hours ago | 1 comments on HN | Neutral Editorial · v3.7 · 2026-02-26
Summary Cultural Expression & Technology Acknowledges
This Japan Times news article reports on the disruption of a 20-year senryu poetry competition due to suspected AI use, engaging with questions of human creativity, cultural participation, and technological impact. While the content acknowledges cultural expression rights and implicitly values human artistic contribution, it does not comprehensively address human rights frameworks. The domain's tracking practices introduce privacy concerns, partially offsetting the positive signal from the news organization's reporting mission.
Article Heatmap
Preamble: +0.20 — Preamble P Article 1: +0.10 — Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood 1 Article 2: ND — Non-Discrimination Article 2: No Data — Non-Discrimination 2 Article 3: ND — Life, Liberty, Security Article 3: No Data — Life, Liberty, Security 3 Article 4: ND — No Slavery Article 4: No Data — No Slavery 4 Article 5: ND — No Torture Article 5: No Data — No Torture 5 Article 6: ND — Legal Personhood Article 6: No Data — Legal Personhood 6 Article 7: ND — Equality Before Law Article 7: No Data — Equality Before Law 7 Article 8: ND — Right to Remedy Article 8: No Data — Right to Remedy 8 Article 9: ND — No Arbitrary Detention Article 9: No Data — No Arbitrary Detention 9 Article 10: ND — Fair Hearing Article 10: No Data — Fair Hearing 10 Article 11: ND — Presumption of Innocence Article 11: No Data — Presumption of Innocence 11 Article 12: -0.34 — Privacy 12 Article 13: ND — Freedom of Movement Article 13: No Data — Freedom of Movement 13 Article 14: ND — Asylum Article 14: No Data — Asylum 14 Article 15: ND — Nationality Article 15: No Data — Nationality 15 Article 16: ND — Marriage & Family Article 16: No Data — Marriage & Family 16 Article 17: ND — Property Article 17: No Data — Property 17 Article 18: ND — Freedom of Thought Article 18: No Data — Freedom of Thought 18 Article 19: +0.34 — Freedom of Expression 19 Article 20: ND — Assembly & Association Article 20: No Data — Assembly & Association 20 Article 21: ND — Political Participation Article 21: No Data — Political Participation 21 Article 22: ND — Social Security Article 22: No Data — Social Security 22 Article 23: +0.10 — Work & Equal Pay 23 Article 24: ND — Rest & Leisure Article 24: No Data — Rest & Leisure 24 Article 25: ND — Standard of Living Article 25: No Data — Standard of Living 25 Article 26: ND — Education Article 26: No Data — Education 26 Article 27: +0.20 — Cultural Participation 27 Article 28: ND — Social & International Order Article 28: No Data — Social & International Order 28 Article 29: ND — Duties to Community Article 29: No Data — Duties to Community 29 Article 30: ND — No Destruction of Rights Article 30: No Data — No Destruction of Rights 30
Negative Neutral Positive No Data
Aggregates
Weighted Mean +0.09 Unweighted Mean +0.10
Max +0.34 Article 19 Min -0.34 Article 12
Signal 6 No Data 25
Confidence 8% Volatility 0.21 (Medium)
Negative 1 Channels E: 0.6 S: 0.4
SETL +0.19 Editorial-dominant
FW Ratio 53% 8 facts · 7 inferences
Evidence: High: 0 Medium: 3 Low: 3 No Data: 25
Theme Radar
Foundation Security Legal Privacy & Movement Personal Expression Economic & Social Cultural Order & Duties Foundation: 0.15 (2 articles) Security: 0.00 (0 articles) Legal: 0.00 (0 articles) Privacy & Movement: -0.34 (1 articles) Personal: 0.00 (0 articles) Expression: 0.34 (1 articles) Economic & Social: 0.10 (1 articles) Cultural: 0.20 (1 articles) Order & Duties: 0.00 (0 articles)
Editorial Channel
What the content says
+0.30
Article 19 Freedom of Expression
Medium Advocacy Framing
Editorial
+0.30
SETL
+0.21

Content reports on a cultural/artistic event and news about AI's impact, demonstrating engagement with information dissemination and public discourse about technological and cultural topics.

+0.20
Preamble Preamble
Medium Framing
Editorial
+0.20
SETL
ND

Content touches on cultural expression and human dignity through discussion of AI poetry, which relates to the spirit of universal rights and human creativity.

+0.20
Article 27 Cultural Participation
Low Framing
Editorial
+0.20
SETL
ND

Content engages with cultural participation by reporting on a senryu poetry competition and artistic expression concerns.

+0.10
Article 1 Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood
Low Framing
Editorial
+0.10
SETL
ND

Content discusses human creative activity (senryu writing) and potential AI disruption, which peripherally touches on questions of equality and human agency.

+0.10
Article 23 Work & Equal Pay
Low Framing
Editorial
+0.10
SETL
ND

Content discusses impact on a human creative activity and potential displacement concerns, which tangentially relates to questions about work and fair working conditions in the AI era.

-0.20
Article 12 Privacy
Medium Practice
Editorial
-0.20
SETL
+0.17

Content does not address privacy directly, but the underlying domain uses New Relic tracking which signals privacy concerns are not centrally featured in editorial practice.

ND
Article 2 Non-Discrimination
ND

No content addressing freedom from slavery or involuntary servitude.

ND
Article 3 Life, Liberty, Security
ND

No content addressing right to life, liberty, and security of person.

ND
Article 4 No Slavery
ND

No content addressing freedom from torture or cruel treatment.

ND
Article 5 No Torture
ND

No content addressing status before law or legal personality.

ND
Article 6 Legal Personhood
ND

No content addressing equal access to justice or legal remedies.

ND
Article 7 Equality Before Law
ND

No content addressing equal protection before law.

ND
Article 8 Right to Remedy
ND

No content addressing effective remedy for rights violations.

ND
Article 9 No Arbitrary Detention
ND

No content addressing arbitrary arrest or detention.

ND
Article 10 Fair Hearing
ND

No content addressing fair trial rights.

ND
Article 11 Presumption of Innocence
ND

No content addressing presumption of innocence or criminal liability.

ND
Article 13 Freedom of Movement
ND

No content addressing freedom of movement.

ND
Article 14 Asylum
ND

No content addressing right to asylum or refuge.

ND
Article 15 Nationality
ND

No content addressing nationality rights.

ND
Article 16 Marriage & Family
ND

No content addressing marriage or family rights.

ND
Article 17 Property
ND

No content addressing property rights.

ND
Article 18 Freedom of Thought
ND

No content addressing freedom of thought, conscience, or religion.

ND
Article 20 Assembly & Association
ND

No content addressing freedom of peaceful assembly or association.

ND
Article 21 Political Participation
ND

No content addressing participation in government or democratic processes.

ND
Article 22 Social Security
ND

No content addressing social security or social services.

ND
Article 24 Rest & Leisure
ND

No content addressing rest, leisure, or reasonable working hours.

ND
Article 25 Standard of Living
ND

No content addressing food, clothing, housing, or medical care.

ND
Article 26 Education
ND

No content addressing education rights.

ND
Article 28 Social & International Order
ND

No content addressing international social and economic order.

ND
Article 29 Duties to Community
ND

No content addressing duties to community.

ND
Article 30 No Destruction of Rights
ND

No content addressing prohibition of abuse of rights.

Structural Channel
What the site does
Domain Context Profile
Element Modifier Affects Note
Privacy
New Relic analytics tracking detected; privacy policies not examined on-domain.
Terms of Service
Terms of service not accessible from provided content.
Accessibility
Accessibility features not observable from provided page content.
Mission +0.10
Article 19
Japan Times is a news organization; mission to report on current events and cultural topics supports transparency and information access.
Editorial Code
Editorial standards not explicitly stated in provided content.
Ownership
Ownership structure not disclosed in provided page content.
Access Model 0.00
Article 19
Paywalled content structure does not affect this particular news article evaluation.
Ad/Tracking -0.10
Article 12
New Relic analytics and tracking mechanisms present; minimal privacy-forward indicators observable.
+0.15
Article 19 Freedom of Expression
Medium Advocacy Framing
Structural
+0.15
Context Modifier
+0.10
SETL
+0.21

Japan Times is a news organization with a public reporting mission; paywalling does not substantially obstruct free expression of information on this particular article.

-0.30
Article 12 Privacy
Medium Practice
Structural
-0.30
Context Modifier
-0.10
SETL
+0.17

Domain deploys analytics tracking (New Relic) without prominent privacy-forward design signals; tracking present on page.

ND
Preamble Preamble
Medium Framing

No structural signals observable regarding foundational rights principles.

ND
Article 1 Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood
Low Framing

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 2 Non-Discrimination
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 3 Life, Liberty, Security
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 4 No Slavery
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 5 No Torture
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 6 Legal Personhood
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 7 Equality Before Law
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 8 Right to Remedy
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 9 No Arbitrary Detention
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 10 Fair Hearing
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 11 Presumption of Innocence
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 13 Freedom of Movement
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 14 Asylum
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 15 Nationality
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 16 Marriage & Family
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 17 Property
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 18 Freedom of Thought
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 20 Assembly & Association
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 21 Political Participation
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 22 Social Security
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 23 Work & Equal Pay
Low Framing

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 24 Rest & Leisure
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 25 Standard of Living
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 26 Education
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 27 Cultural Participation
Low Framing

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 28 Social & International Order
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 29 Duties to Community
ND

No structural signals observable.

ND
Article 30 No Destruction of Rights
ND

No structural signals observable.

Supplementary Signals
Epistemic Quality
0.52 high claims
Sources
0.5
Evidence
0.4
Uncertainty
0.5
Purpose
0.7
Propaganda Flags
0 techniques detected
Solution Orientation
0.28 problem only
Reader Agency
0.2
Emotional Tone
measured
Valence
-0.2
Arousal
0.4
Dominance
0.5
Stakeholder Voice
0.25 1 perspective
Speaks: institution
About: individualscommunity
Temporal Framing
present immediate
Geographic Scope
national
Japan
Complexity
accessible low jargon none
Transparency
0.00
✗ Author
Event Timeline 20 events
2026-02-26 05:05 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, retrying in 331s - -
2026-02-26 05:02 dlq Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Possible AI use leads to end of senryu competition after 20 years - -
2026-02-26 05:01 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, retrying in 268s - -
2026-02-26 04:54 dlq Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Possible AI use leads to end of senryu competition after 20 years - -
2026-02-26 04:53 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, retrying in 291s - -
2026-02-26 04:53 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, retrying in 342s - -
2026-02-26 04:53 self_throttle Self-throttle: ramp-up guard: state 104s stale - -
2026-02-26 04:52 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, retrying in 337s - -
2026-02-26 04:51 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, retrying in 288s - -
2026-02-26 04:43 eval_success Evaluated: Neutral (0.09) - -
2026-02-26 04:33 eval_success Evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-02-26 04:26 eval_success Evaluated: Mild positive (0.15) - -
2026-02-26 03:45 eval_success Evaluated: Mild positive (0.11) - -
2026-02-26 03:30 eval_success Evaluated: Mild positive (0.15) - -
2026-02-26 03:25 eval_success Evaluated: Mild positive (0.13) - -
2026-02-26 03:21 eval_success Evaluated: Mild positive (0.23) - -
2026-02-26 03:21 dlq Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Possible AI use leads to end of senryu competition after 20 years - -
2026-02-26 03:13 dlq Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Possible AI use leads to end of senryu competition after 20 years - -
2026-02-26 03:12 self_throttle Self-throttle: ramp-up guard: state 84s stale - -
2026-02-26 03:11 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, retrying in 252s - -
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