Wednesday Investigation 05: Books written by computers
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Sheldon Klein, in 1973, developed a computer program called Novel Writer, which would write murder mysteries. James Meehan, in 1977, developed a program called TALE-SPIN, which produced short fables about woodland creatures, complete with morals. Michael Lebowitz's UNIVERSE, developed in 1983, produced never-ending soap-opera plotlines involving a large cast of characters. S. R. Turner's MINSTREL (1993) created fantasy stories about knights, hermits, wizards, and dragons; Rafael Pérez y Pérez’s MEXICA (1999) created short Mexican folktales.
Wednesday Investigation 05: Books written by computers
Wednesday Investigation 05: Books written by…
Wednesday Investigation 05: Books written by computers
Sheldon Klein, in 1973, developed a computer program called Novel Writer, which would write murder mysteries. James Meehan, in 1977, developed a program called TALE-SPIN, which produced short fables about woodland creatures, complete with morals. Michael Lebowitz's UNIVERSE, developed in 1983, produced never-ending soap-opera plotlines involving a large cast of characters. S. R. Turner's MINSTREL (1993) created fantasy stories about knights, hermits, wizards, and dragons; Rafael Pérez y Pérez’s MEXICA (1999) created short Mexican folktales.