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An AI version of Milton’s Paradise Lost is fundamentally unworthy of one of the great works of art
Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary wants to bring the epic poem to the big screen using the power of artificial intelligence. It can’t be any good
TL;DR
- Roger Avary plans to use AI to adapt Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
- The article questions AI's capability to create genuine art, referring to its output as 'AI slop'.
- Past AI film attempts have required human intervention for editing and coherence.
- The author believes 'Paradise Lost' is too profound and excessive for AI adaptation.
- The outsourced nature of AI creation and dissolution of human authorship are highlighted as ironic concerns.
- The resulting film may lack a 'soul' despite technical execution.