Science Fiction film written by an AI  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2016, 10:18:07 am
content: Ars Technica arehostingSunspring, a short science fiction film which was a top-ten finalist at Sci-Fi London.It was entirely written by an AI which calls itself Benjamin. Benjamin also wrote the song which features in the film.As is traditional, it has a (North) American protagonist and a British villain.It's gripping stuff.

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2016, 12:29:04 pm
content: Stop calling it an AI, it doesn't pass the Turing test.That being said, it is almost better than some screenplay by Steven Moffat.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 10, 2016, 12:56:06 pm
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on June 10, 2016, 12:29:04 pmWhy should it? Why do you think AI need to behave like human to be an AI. AI can do very different tasks completely impossible to human either.Quote

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2016, 02:08:56 am
content: http://imgur.com/gallery/pQ7s8

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2016, 03:59:42 am
content: It seems like some jobs are safe from AI for a while at least.

author: J.Xerneas
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 13, 2016, 01:28:32 am
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on June 11, 2016, 02:08:56 amPerfect response. Bravo

author: sakhmatd
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 13, 2016, 01:47:57 am
content: I like how "I don't know what you're talking about" seems to be the most commonly uttered phrase in the whole movie. It's like it's self aware or something.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2016, 06:07:39 am
content: Quote from: rolycat on June 10, 2016, 10:18:07 amBah humbug. It's just doing Markov Chain text generation from a tree structure built from the listed set of literature. No 'AI' comprehension at all. And so the script is meaningless rubbish. It's only the presentation by human actors with all their social cues - facial expression, tonal, pacing, body language (and sets) that suggest to the viewer there's anything of meaning there.Not much comprehension among the voters/judges at Sci-Fi London either. Though, high marks to the actors for a good effort stood on a garbage script.

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2016, 03:57:07 pm
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on June 14, 2016, 06:07:39 amSomeone did pretty much the same thing on Usenet about 30 years ago as a joke. The results were just about as comprehensible as this.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2016, 04:40:00 pm
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on June 14, 2016, 06:07:39 amNo, it isn't. It's a similar technique, sure, but the article specifically mentions that it does not use a Markov chain and discusses the advantages of the LSTM recurrent neural network used for the project.QuoteComprehension is not a required characteristic of applied AI software.QuoteIt is not meaningless rubbish. It is a distorted reflection of the creative talents of the many human beings who wrote the corpus. Obviously it has no dramatic power without further human interpretation; that's a large part of its interest.QuoteApparently unlike you, I'm fairly sure that the judges were in on the joke. Quoting from the article:Quote

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2016, 11:07:27 am
content: Quote from: rolycat on June 14, 2016, 04:40:00 pm"I have no idea what you are talking about.""I have no idea what you are talking about.""I have no idea what you are talking about."This message was written by an AI.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2016, 12:41:05 pm
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on June 15, 2016, 11:07:27 am