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A. Kate Willett's avatar

Hi Gowri! You can read my full thoughts on the class here:

https://www.mysteryplease.com/p/i-took-the-bbc-maestro-ai-agatha

In a nutshell, I wasn't overly impressed with the AI stuff. I did enjoy the class and the period staging, as well as the deep dive into Christie's works. And there was a lot of excellent writing advice given. But resurrecting Christie via AI was unnecessary. Interesting, but not needed to conduct a decent class of crafting crime fiction for beginners. The actress (as herself or playing Christie) would have sufficed.

Gowri N Kishore's avatar

Did you finish the course? What did you think about it, Kate? I am usually skeptical of all things AI but also somewhat of a sucker for all things Agatha. :D

Kirsten Weiss's avatar

I took the course. The AI Christie was decent since there was a human actor behind her. I feel it was more entertainment than actual writing course, but it was well done on the whole.

A. Kate Willett's avatar

That’s what I’m getting from the first few lessons too. It’s surreal but enjoyable. I’m a little over halfway through now. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Ral Joseph's avatar

Now this is a controversial and interesting discussion I'll love to be a part of Kate.

A good mystery is the belief in the impossible.

Adam Thomas's avatar

The idea does make me uncomfortable, but I look forward to hearing your thoughts once you've finished it!