Black MirrorcreatorCharlie Brookerdidn’t have much luck during his first foray road-testing artificial intelligence.In a move that could be a storyline from the tech-driven anthology series, Brooker recently enlisted the controversial AI programChatGPTto write an episode of his show. Like many of theNetflixseries’ episodes, his experiment did not have a happy ending.“I’ve toyed around with ChatGPT a bit," Brooker, 52, toldEmpire. “The first thing I did was type ‘generateBlack Mirrorepisode’ and it comes up with something that, at first glance, reads plausibly, but on second glance, is s—.”The five-time Emmy-winning writer said he thinks the end result is unsatisfactory because all the chatbot did was find episode synopses and “sort of mush them together.”“Then if you dig a bit more deeply you go, ‘Oh, there’s not actually any real original thought here,’” he explained.Charlie Brooker.Emma McIntyre/GettyBrooker’s encounter with ChatGPT did have a silver lining, though — in aBlack Mirror-esque twist, the AI chatbot taught him whatnotto do in future episodes.It turns out, the AI-generated script made him realize just how many episodes of the series have included a character realizing, “Oh, I was inside a computer the whole time!”“So I thought, ‘I’m just going to chuck out any sense of what I think aBlack Mirrorepisode is,’” he said. “There’s no point in having an anthology show if you can’t break your own rules.”He added that the AI experience was “just a sort of nice, cold glass of water in the face.“After a four-year hiatus,Black Mirrorreturns to Netflix this summer.The cast of the show’ssixth seasonincludesAaron Paul,Annie Murphy,Ben Barnes,Himesh Patel,Josh Hartnett,Kate Mara,Michael Cera,Rory Culkin,Salma Hayek PinaultandZazie Beetz.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Black Mirrorseason 6 will be available to stream June 15 on Netflix.
Black MirrorcreatorCharlie Brookerdidn’t have much luck during his first foray road-testing artificial intelligence.
In a move that could be a storyline from the tech-driven anthology series, Brooker recently enlisted the controversial AI programChatGPTto write an episode of his show. Like many of theNetflixseries’ episodes, his experiment did not have a happy ending.
“I’ve toyed around with ChatGPT a bit,” Brooker, 52, toldEmpire. “The first thing I did was type ‘generateBlack Mirrorepisode’ and it comes up with something that, at first glance, reads plausibly, but on second glance, is s—.”
The five-time Emmy-winning writer said he thinks the end result is unsatisfactory because all the chatbot did was find episode synopses and “sort of mush them together.”
“Then if you dig a bit more deeply you go, ‘Oh, there’s not actually any real original thought here,’” he explained.
Charlie Brooker.Emma McIntyre/Getty
Emma McIntyre/Getty
Brooker’s encounter with ChatGPT did have a silver lining, though — in aBlack Mirror-esque twist, the AI chatbot taught him whatnotto do in future episodes.
It turns out, the AI-generated script made him realize just how many episodes of the series have included a character realizing, “Oh, I was inside a computer the whole time!”
“So I thought, ‘I’m just going to chuck out any sense of what I think aBlack Mirrorepisode is,’” he said. “There’s no point in having an anthology show if you can’t break your own rules.”
He added that the AI experience was “just a sort of nice, cold glass of water in the face.”
After a four-year hiatus,Black Mirrorreturns to Netflix this summer.
The cast of the show’ssixth seasonincludesAaron Paul,Annie Murphy,Ben Barnes,Himesh Patel,Josh Hartnett,Kate Mara,Michael Cera,Rory Culkin,Salma Hayek PinaultandZazie Beetz.
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Black Mirrorseason 6 will be available to stream June 15 on Netflix.
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