The controversy arose because curious viewers noticed a ChatGPIT tab appearing on a computer being used by one of the Duffer Brothers. as part of one last adventureWith behind-the-scenes access, viewers see what it was like stranger things The writers’ room as the team, including the Duffers, tries to complete the script for episode eight, “The Rightside Up”, under pressure from Netflix and the show’s production team.
talking to one last adventure The Hollywood Reporter asked director Martina Radwan directly if she had ever seen generative AI being used by the show’s writers. His first reaction: “I mean, are we sure they had ChatGPT open?”
He then said, “Well, there is a lot of chatter [social media users] Like, ‘We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.’ But to me it’s like, doesn’t everyone have the opportunity to do quick research?”
(the answer is NoBut we digress.)
However, there is a difference between “researching” and “writing the script”, as Radwan pointed out. “How you can possibly write a story with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.”
He continued. “Again, first of all, no one has actually proven that it was open. It’s like you put your iPhone next to your computer while you’re writing a story. We just use these devices… while multitasking. So there’s a lot going on all the time, all the time. What I find heartbreaking is that everyone loves the show, and all of a sudden we need to take it apart.”
Radwan-who spent an entire year trapped in it stranger things-Confirmed that he never saw any unethical use of generative AI by the show’s writers.
“No, not at all. I saw creative exchanges. I saw conversations. People think ‘writer’s room’ means people are sitting there writing. No, it’s a creative exchange. It’s the development of the story,” she said, “and, of course, you create space in your creative mind and then come back. [to the script]. I think being in a writer’s room is a privilege and a gift to be able to witness that.”
Radwan addressed some other eyebrow-raising scenes one last adventure And also responded to “Conformity Gate,” so be sure to head over to THR to read the full article.
io9 contacted Netflix for comment or clarity on whether or not ChatGPAT viewers actually saw in the documentary, as well as the allegations that generative AI was used as part of it. stranger things writing process. We will update this post if we get a response.
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