Writing Doom

Writing Doom

A script for a new season is on the way.

2024 · 27 min · ★ 8.2 · Drama, Comedy

A writing team are given the task of making Artificial Superintelligence the 'bad guy' for the next season of their TV show. With the help of a newcomer to the team (a Machine Learning PhD), they must figure out how and why an ASI might function as an antagonist - and the threat it might pose to humanity.

Directed by Suzy Shepherd · Written by Suzy Shepherd

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