Shinchosha Launches New Subscription Service "Shincho QUE," Featuring All-You-Can-Read Access to Three Bestselling Books by Akira Tachibana and an Interview on AI

Shinchosha's new flat-rate digital media (subscription service), which provides a cross-section of non-fiction and humanities content, will launch on May 18. In conjunction with this, the new subscription service will offer all-you-can-read access to three Shincho Shinsho books from the bestselling series that has sold over 1 million copies in total: "Itte wa Ikenai: Zankoku Sugiru Shinjitsu," "Motto Itte wa Ikenai," and "Baka to Muchi: Ningen, Kono Futsugou na Ikimono." Additionally, as a launch project, the new service will feature an interview with Akira Tachibana. The theme is "What humans should do in an age of 'AI dependence'." Tachibana's talk will delve into the societal transformations brought about by AI. In addition to featuring Weekly Shincho and original articles, Shincho QUE will also develop a service offering all-you-can-read access to bestselling novels, new books, and selected works from Shinchosha in e-book format. As the first commemorative launch event, three bestselling Shincho Shinsho books by Akira Tachibana—"Itte wa Ikenai: Zankoku Sugiru Shinjitsu," "Motto Itte wa Ikenai," and "Baka to Muchi: Ningen, Kono Futsugou na Ikimono"—will be available to paid members from May 18 to June 17. "Itte wa Ikenai" is a work that scientifically approaches the "inconvenient truths" about intelligence, appearance, and personality, which have been considered taboo, from perspectives such as genetics. Its shocking content has garnered attention since its release, with total circulation exceeding 500,000 copies, and it also won the "Shinsho Grand Prize 2017." The sharp insights continue in the sequels, "Motto Itte wa Ikenai" and "Baka to Muchi," which use rich data and rhetoric to explore the human nature hidden behind platitudes. "Is intelligence hereditary?" "Can gender equality be achieved?"... Please see the answers to these dangerously provocative questions through the all-you-can-read offer. Along with the all-you-can-read feature, the new subscription service will publish an interview with Akira Tachibana. The theme is "What humans should do in an age of 'AI dependence'." It is no longer rare to use AI in educational settings. Rapidly being implemented in society, AI is transforming not only educational environments and career paths but also human relationships and values. According to Tachibana, what the development of AI technology brings us is the "subjectivization" of society. Please watch the interview to find out what "inconvenient truths" AI will reveal. Akira Tachibana interview here! All-You-Can-Read Target Products: ■"Itte wa Ikenai: Zankoku Sugiru Shinjitsu" (Shincho Shinsho) https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/610663/ ■"Motto Itte wa Ikenai" (Shincho Shinsho) https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/610799/ ■"Baka to Muchi: Ningen, Kono Futsugou na Ikimono" (Shincho Shinsho) https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/610968/ 【What is the "Power to Question"? 5 Things You Can Do with Shincho QUE】 (1) Put a professional brain in your pocket - Naturally accumulate knowledge from articles by leading figures and big names in various fields. (2) Install intellectual habits - Make learning a habit with editor-selected popular e-books and easy-to-understand educational videos. (3) Get inside information the fastest - Get the digital version of "Weekly Shincho" a day before its release, faster than anywhere else. (4) Strengthen your intelligence - Get all-you-can-read access to "Foresight," a members-only site drawing attention from political and business circles. (5) Archive your daily thoughts - Organize your thinking with the "My Note" function that accumulates "questions" as memos. 【Plan Details】 Information and education subscription service to renew our lives: Shincho QUE. Premium Plan: ¥2,400/month (tax included). Premium+ Plan: ¥24,000/year (tax included). International+Foresight Plan: ¥800/month (tax included). *Those who sign up for the Premium+ Plan will receive a special non-sale tote bag featuring an unreleased work by Tadanori Yokoo. *Corporate plans for businesses are also available. Shincho QUE.