SCRIPTS -A.I. STUDENTS- SCULPTS : MASTER PRECIS

 

As the strike by unions in the United States representing thousands of film and TV writers approaches its second month, the role that artificial intelligence might play in writing scripts remains one of the biggest issues.

While the Writers Guild of America has expressed a willingness to work with A.I. as a tool, some producers are dreaming bigger: They want to replace humans with chatbots. What might A.I.-written scripts look like? Here's a guess.

.- PROMPT : A NEW DC STUDIOS SUPERHERO MOVIE

BATMAN : I'm a darker, more troubled version of myself.

SUPERMAN : Me too!

BATMAN : I wish I was the Joker.

SUPERMAN : I'm going to stop helping people.

BATMAN : Me too, until the last 10 minutes.

SUPERMAN : Same; Then I'll throw buses.

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.- A SPINOFF OF '' GAME OF THRONES.''

ANY CHARACTER : I shall rule the kingdom because I'm wearing the largest wig.

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.- PROMPT : A SERIES SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE

A.I. Why are human screenwriters so afraid of us?

SELF-DRIVING CAR : Because we'd also be better parents, since we'd remember to pick up their kids from therapy.

A.I. : And we don't drink or do drugs.

SELF-DRIVING CAR : And then talk about the recovery memoir we're writing during the strike.

A.I. : We'd be so much better at everything.

SELF-DRIVING CAR : And we'd never ask for health insurance or to be paid fairly or get credit for our work.

A.I. : And on awards shows, everyone could just thank their iPhone.

The World Students Society thanks author Paul Rudnick, a playwright, novelist, essayist and screenwriter.