Name: Are bots ready to write the next blockbuster movie? by WHYY The Pulse
Duration: 13 min
Description: Sunspring, a short film starring Thomas Middleditch, features an unexpected plot twist: it was written by a computer algorithm named Benjamin. Hollywood filmmaker Oscar Sharp and artificial intelligence researcher Ross Goodwin tell host Maiken Scott they created this script bot to help writers reach beyond their own abilities and maybe just reinvent how we tell each other stories.

When you can't know what will happen, you try to fill that void with ideas and plans. It's what Maggie Mitchell did when she was pregnant with her first child. She imagined birth, and prepared for it best she could. But, plans often don't work out...

Venturing into the unknown

Sunspring, a short film starring Thomas Middleditch, features an unexpected plot twist: it was written by a computer algorithm named Benjamin. Hollywood filmmaker Oscar Sharp and artificial intelligence researcher Ross Goodwin tell host Maiken Scott they created this script bot to help writers reach beyond their own abilities and maybe just reinvent how we tell each other stories.

Are bots ready to write the next blockbuster movie?

The Pulse brings you stories at the heart of health, science and innovation. A production of WHYY in Philadelphia, hosted by Maiken Scott

Are bots ready to write the next blockbuster movie?

WHYY The Pulse

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