In 2016, ArsTechnica, the online science site hosted Sunspring, a science fiction film. The script was written entirely by AI Algorithms. Machine learning or recurrent neural networks developed the quirky, weird future, bizarre love triangle plot and dialogue.
The film featured a lot of firsts. It was the first film written by AI Algorithms. And it was the first also the first film nominated for an award. Sunspring was nominated for a BAFTA. The British Academy Film Awards is the British version of an American OSCAR nomination.
Sunspring was shown at Sci-Fi London. The annual film festival adds to the difficulty with the 48-Hour Film Challenge. In the challenge, contestants are given a set of prompts which include props and lines. These prompts have to appear in the making of a movie within the two-day deadline.
Actors and film crew collaborate with Benjamin
The project team claims that the AI named itself Benjamin. But to make the short film come alive a cast and crew were required. The film was developed under the name of Therefore Films.
