South Park, CO — Comedy Central’s legendary animated series South Park recently revealed that its latest episode, “AI Takeover,” was written entirely by artificial intelligence.
Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they decided to employ AI throughout script development to learn more about the software’s strengths and weaknesses. “Using AI to write an episode of South Park seemed like the perfect opportunity to push the frontiers of what is possible in storytelling,” Parker said in a statement.
Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny face off against a powerful artificial intelligence that wants to take over South Park in last night’s episode. The AI, which has been fed every South Park episode to date, utilizes its extensive knowledge of the show to its advantage by twisting the events and manipulating the characters.
The AI drew upon the show’s signature irreverent humor to create a plot that was at once familiar and utterly unanticipated, with both hilarious and terrifying outcomes. Many viewers commented on social media, complimenting the program for its unique and creative use of artificial intelligence in the narrative.
In sum, “AI Takeover” was an ambitious and risky experiment that demonstrated the ability of AI to produce engaging and novel material. South Park has repeatedly proven that it will not be afraid to take risks or question convention, and its audience can’t wait to see what the show does next.
AI did not write this article.
