Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only revolutionizing technology, but also creativity and entertainment. Camilo Rojas, Colombian writer and screenwriter, explores this intersection in his book 2092: The era of artificial superintelligence. In a new edition of Maye and Ríchard with new talent, Rojas takes readers to a future where the control of algorithms could define the destiny of humanity and shares his experience of conceiving a literary work with the vision of bringing it to reality. screen.
A FICTION WITH REAL POSSIBILITIES
“Whoever controls the algorithm is probably going to control society, there will have to be a kind of protection to prevent it from being used to subject us all. “The risk does exist,” says Rojas when addressing the central theme of his novel.
The plot takes place in a future where technology companies secretly pool their data, creating a powerful algorithm that dominates the world. The story follows a man who rebels against this new order.
Rojas acknowledges that although it is possible that the scenario in his book could come true, it is unlikely. “There is an arms race, a new gold rush. “All the big capitals are seeing that AI is going to be transformative and they are in a race to control the best algorithms,” he explains. This competition has generated information silos where companies jealously protect their data, a reality that is reflected in his novel.
CAN AI WRITE SCRIPTS?
Since Rojas spoke about AI at PRODU, a year and a half ago, the world has seen a radical change. “It’s been a short time and look at the difference. Now, thanks to ChatGPT and these language models, a noise has been generated, because the AI and the capabilities it is going to have are much more palpable,” he comments. However, he points out that scripts written entirely by AI still fail to connect emotionally with the audience. “You still feel it when you read a script made by AI. “It is a text made from statistics,” he points out.
Rojas sees a future where writers and creators will use AI as a supporting tool. “The ability as a writer to have an AI as an assistant, to help you synthesize, to write certain scenes, and then you add your sauce, to think of ideas. “I think we are at that stage where it is a tool,” he says.
FROM THE BOOK TO THE SCREEN
Rojas wrote his book with the intention of bringing it to television. “It is not an intimate novel, it is very visual. Things are happening all the time and I thought about it from the beginning with the idea of bringing it to the screen.” Although she acknowledges that a significant budget would be needed, his approach is in stages: first the book, then conquering readers and finally, adapting it into a series or film.
The publication process has been enriching for Rojas, thanks to the support of the iconic Editorial Oveja Negra, known for publishing authors such as García Márquez and Gustavo Bolívar. “I sent them the manuscript and the publisher gave me guidelines on what I could change and I feel that they improved the novel a lot. I only have gratitude for them” he expresses with enthusiasm.
THE FEELING OF PUBLISHING A BOOK
Publishing a book has been “a dream come true” for Rojas. “Stress, nerves, fear and then the moment you see it in print. When you see the cover for the first time on a screen without printing it is: ‘wow‘. Then when you have your copy it is a realization and a release of energy: ‛It was done.’”
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