Molière Ex Machina: AI used to create ‘new work’ by beloved French playwright

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Molière Ex Machina: AI used to create ‘new work’ by beloved French playwright, Comedy debuts at Versailles featuring dialogue, music, costumes and scenery created with help of AI tool Le Chat Europe live – latest updates Molière is to the French what Shakespeare is to the English: the last word in historical literature, drama, wit and satire. Now, more than 350 years after his death, the 17th-century dramatist has been revived after scholars at the Sorbonne University in Paris used artificial intelligence to help write an experimental play in his style. Continue reading…

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