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Our podcast mini-series from 2022 at the very cusp of the AI revolution, in which we secured a Hollywood script deal to produce a screenplay with GPT-3

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Authored by AI was a collaboration between Stephen Follows and Eliel Camargo-Molina, alongside Isadora Campregher Paiva, Bob Schultz and Jessica Yung.

Together we explored the boundaries of AI-powered creativity and the new world we’re all stepping into.

Episode 1 - AI WRITES A MOVIE

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Annndddd.... we're live. In the first episode of 'Authored by AI', the team introduce themselves, the project and start to delve into the complexities of AI-powered creativity.

Hosted by Stephen Follows and Eliel Camargo-Molina

Guests (in order of appearance)

  • Oscar Sharp

  • Jacob Vauss

  • Alice Fraser

Edited by Jess Yung and Stephen Follows

Music by Eliel Camargo Molina and GPT-3

Mastering by Adanze "Lady Ze" Unaegbu


Episode 2 - WE SHOW IT TO A PRO

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Dave co-wrote Finding Nemo. Dave co-wrote jokes for Conan O'Brien. And today, Dave co-wrote with an AI for the first time. Dave isn't sure what to make of it all.

Hosted by Stephen Follows and Eliel Camargo Molina

Guests (in order of appearance)

  • Dave Reynolds

Edited by Jess Yung

Music by Eliel Camargo-Molina and GPT-3

Mastering by Adanze "Lady Ze" Unaegbu


Episode 3 - AI THAT WRITES 101

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Think of this as the impossible lecture on AI. Recorded across time, but presented as one flow, a series of AI experts line up to contribute to the conversation.

Hosted by Stephen Follows and Eliel Camargo-Molina 

Guests (in order of appearance) 

  • Mike Kanaan, Author of "T-Minus AI", Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Fellow

  • Bob Fisher, Professor of Computer Vision at University of Edinburgh

  • Angelina McMillan-Major, PhD Candidate in Computational Linguistics at the University of Washington

  • Magnus Sahlgren, Head of research for natural language understanding at AI Sweden

  • Christoph Molnar, Researcher and author of "Interpretable Machine Learning"

  • Sameer Singh, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of California

  • Amandalynne Paullada, Researcher in Computational Linguistics at the University of Washington

  • Dan Rockmore, Professor of Math and Computer Science at the University of Dartmouth

  • Ken Stanley, AI Researcher, former Open-endedness Team Lead at OpenAI

  • GPT-3

Edited by Eliel Camargo-Molina and Jess Yung

Music by Eliel Camargo-Molina and GPT-3

Mastering by Adanze "Lady Ze" Unaegbu


Episode 4 - CLICK HERE IF SCARED

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In this episode, we dive into our feelings surrounding the sudden acceleration in AI capabilities and what it means for us humans if it starts writing movies and tackling creative and cognitive tasks.

Hosted by Stephen Follows and Eliel Camargo-Molina

Guests (in order of appearance):

  • Corrie Vaus, Jacob's Mom

  • Jacob Vaus, AI Content Creator at "CalamityAI"

  • Pei-Sze Chow, Assistant Professor of Media and Culture at the University of Amsterdam

  • Dan Rockmore, Professor of Math and Computer Science at the University of Dartmouth

Edited by Jess Yung

Music by Eliel Camargo-Molina and GPT-3

Mastering by Adanze "Lady Ze" Unaegbu


Episode 5 - AN UPDATE IS AVAILABLE

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Catch up with Stephen and Eliel as they update us on their journey into AI-generated film scripts using GPT-3. They also discuss some of the recent news about AI and scriptwriting while delving into their thoughts on the future of the podcast.

Hosted by Stephen Follows and Eliel Camargo-Molina


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