What Could Go Wrong?

By: Scott Z. Burns

Narrated by: Scott Z. Burns

Predicting a global pandemic in a hit movie was impressive. Writing a sequel that will work for today’s world might take a whole different kind of intelligence.

Join Scott Z. Burns, the acclaimed screenwriter of Contagion, as he embarks on a mind-bending quest to create a worthy follow-up to his eerily prophetic film. Reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh, members of the cast and crew, and the scientific experts who advised him on the first film, Burns also turns to an unexpected collaborator: artificial intelligence. But can AI predict the source of the next global pandemic—or at least help convince a Hollywood studio to buy your movie pitch? Down the rabbit hole we go, slipping deeper and deeper into the surreal and unknown to explore if human creativity and AI could join forces.

In this deeply thoughtful, occasionally frightening, and often hilarious behind-the-scenes series, Burns assembles an extraordinary collection of minds (both skeptics and optimists) across the world of academia, the sciences, journalism, and the entertainment industry to weigh in. But Burns' most intriguing collaborators? His ever-expanding cast of AI-generated partners led by the incomparable Lexter, Scott’s extraordinarily gifted, sharp-tongued writing partner and, well ... friend. As the adventure spirals into uncharted territory, one question looms large: In this brave new world of human-AI collaboration, what could possibly go wrong? Listen to find out.

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AI an Ethical Dilemma

This is an intriguing Audible series that blends speculative fiction with real-world concerns about artificial intelligence. The story follows a journalist interacting with an AI named Lexter, and all the ethical and moral issues that brings to mind.

Really good AI use case

A really interesting and entertaining use case on the use of artificial intelligence in creative writing. For someone who isn’t particularly fond of this technology, it was an eye opener.

I listened to it on one sitting while on a business trip, and it had me engaged from beginning to end. I recommend it.

Mind boggling

I really enjoyed the journey that Scott took us on! So good and thought provoking.

Insightful Journey Through the Process!

Entertaining experiments with AI and lots of celebrity appearances in this insider look into how screenplays and movies are made. Will be recommending this to my students this fall.

original brilliant and thought-provoking

a fascinating true tale of a Hollywood screenwriter testing collaboration with AI. not just cutting edge but immensely entertaining!