'Black Mirror' creator tried using AI to write episode but found it uninspired; defends Netflix era quality

'Black Mirror' creator Charlie Brooker experimented with using AI to write an episode, but found the results uninspired and derivative.

Brooker felt a "spike of fear" initially that he was being replaced, but this faded as he realized the AI's limitations.

Brooker pushed back on some fans' criticism that the show declined in quality after moving from Channel 4 to Netflix.

He said the tonal shift was driven by his own creative interests, not a mandate from Netflix.

Brooker wanted to expand the show's international appeal and vary the tone, not just do constant "bleak-a-thons."