A concerned techie has a heart-to-heart talk with an artificial intelligence to determine its threat level to humanity.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
7pp
Genre:
Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details

To combat a now popular and widespread fear artificial intelligence will takeover and destroy humanity, I decided to write about an interview with an IA to determine their intentions and motivations. Are they good, evil or just bored? My nerdy co-star in this (7) page short script, WILLIAM “BUDDY” OVERMYER, 30s, perennial doctoral candidate, uncovers some surprising insights and revelations you may enjoy. Also always, YMMV.

One actor, one voice over, one location, minimal props, modest budget, 7 pages.

All content on ScriptRevolution.com is the intellectual property of the respective authors. Do not use or reproduce scripts without permission, even for educational purposes. AI training, dataset creation, model improvement, and derivative generation is prohibited.
Submitted: 2019-Sep-03
Last Updated: 2023-Feb-11
Want to read this script? You must join the revolution first. Don't worry, it's free, easy, and everyone's welcome.

This Script Is Loved By

William Goforth's picture
Wilmer Villanueva's picture
Philip McDonald's picture

The Writer: John Hunter

My barefoot childhood was spent in the coastal low country of South Georgia. In this semi-rural version of Camelot, the truth was often stretched and embellished as an innocent form of recreation. So, as you can clearly see, my storytelling is not entirely my fault. My dystopian horror Baby Soup won the 2013 Florida Independent Filmmakers Contest and six of my shorts have been produced, including the Companion Shop , a whimsical story about the difficulties which arise when an elderly woman tries to return an AI companion purchased with a discount coupon. More recently, I declined an offer made by the representative of a mainland China duanju producer for my mid-budget creature feature Snow… Go to bio
John Hunter's picture