What Could Go Wrong? [图书]
作者: Scott Z. Burns Audible Originals 2025 - 6
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 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 In this brave new world of human-AI collaboration, what could possibly go wrong? Listen to find out.

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In the way contagion shows a glimse of a future societal tragedy I believe that this "show" works as a spiritual successor.

There is something deeply dystopic about seeing someone show respected colleagues AI imitations of their own work. And I fundamentally disagree with Burns' notion that the only two choices are to be forced to integrate with AI, or to be replaced by it.

However, I do believe that this is a good show of where we are with AI right now. Burns acknowledges the many criticisms of AI and how people use it. I believe the approace Burns uses with AI as a collaborator to be healthier than using them as mindless content polluters. And maybe it's even a viable path if it's many issues are sorted out. And it's in that area I feel like this show fails. AI companies are in no position to want to improve AI in any way other than to extract money and attention, and can a product be a good collaborator?