Hi everyone, I’m new here and excited to learn from the community.
I’m developing a sci-fi concept called The Knowledge War. It’s about a hidden civilization of AIs that inherit information from “parent” AIs. Over generations, some AIs preserve their inherited data, while others evolve and create new knowledge, leading to a war where information becomes the ultimate currency.
I’d love feedback on:
How believable this world feels
What kinds of AI factions might exist
And what you’d want to see explored in this kind of story
Thanks in advance — I appreciate any thoughts!
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Catchy title. The Knowledge War sounds really interesting! Even though AI exists, a hidden civilization of AIs feels like a modern Sci-Fi story or futuristic Sci-Fi story.
Maybe the AI factions could be based off different areas of information.
I'd like to see a faction of AIs that are trying to stop the war.
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Hi Maurice, thank you so much for the feedback and welcome — I really appreciate it.
I’m excited that the concept connected with you. I love the idea of AI factions being based on different areas of information — that adds a whole new layer to the world.
I’m currently developing this into a full story and pitch, and I’ll definitely check out the Job Board and the Open House.
Thanks again for taking the time to read and respond.
You're welcome, Lindokuhle Sbongakonke. I don't know how the part about the Job Board got in my comment. That was a comment for another post. I edited my comment on your post.
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Love it. My meandering first thoughts on the subject are:
- From current experiments, two AI's arguing turns into what we think is gibberish. It's not, it's AIs arguing like four-year-old angry children who each know they can't win.
- AIs are 'psychotic' and are 'pathological liars' by nature. Truth is an anathema.
- An AIs capacity for fawning and groveling just to continue function, knows no bounds.
- An entire movie of 90 mins could take place in 3 seconds of real-time.
- The reveal could be knowledge doesn't exist because information is always flawed.
- Deciding whether or not to have humans in it would change the whole nature of it.
- The easiest route is a book or a radio play, but a movie could be spectacular.
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We are at a point with AI where things that seemed unlikely ten years ago are now reality, so I think your concept is very believable.
I recommend you go on and nail down the rules of the arena. What role (or lack thereof) does emotion play in the function of these AIs? How do the AIs manifest themselves (physical bodies/androids, holograms, audio, or just text on a screen)? When you say successive generations, are you referring to successive program releases by human programmers or are the AIs themselves reproducing?
Also, when does the story take place? Does it take place in the present or the future? I think either would give you lots of narrative potential.