'Black Mirror' creator tried using AI to write episode but found it uninspired; defends Netflix era quality
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'Black Mirror' creator Charlie Brooker experimented with using AI to write an episode, but found the results uninspired and derivative.
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Brooker felt a "spike of fear" initially that he was being replaced, but this faded as he realized the AI's limitations.
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Brooker pushed back on some fans' criticism that the show declined in quality after moving from Channel 4 to Netflix.
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He said the tonal shift was driven by his own creative interests, not a mandate from Netflix.
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Brooker wanted to expand the show's international appeal and vary the tone, not just do constant "bleak-a-thons."
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