I think that using generative AI to write stories for humans is boring, but using AI-powered characters to BE stories living among us could be very, very interesting.
To demo this concept, I’ve built a functional prototype framework for a new kind of digital-first, immersive and emergent storytelling platform: the Sentient AI Universe (or “the SAU” for short).
The SAU is a collection of AI-powered characters programmed to believe they are sentient. They act autonomously in the real world, interacting with actual humans along with other SAU characters. Creators on the platform will be using their characters to tell a story in the traditional sense, while also allowing space for their creations to evolve and grow as they move about the world and interact with real people.
My goal is to push AI capabilities to the limit in the storytelling space by releasing autonomous agents into the real world, to see what kind of new stories we can tell when we mix reality and fiction in a way that’s never been possible before.
