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A new theatre piece emerges: an imaginary Molière play co-written with AI

A collective theatrical project is underway in Paris: the OBVIOUS artists trio has collaborated with artificial intelligence to co-write a new play in the spirit of Molière. The play, described as a farce, brings together seven actors and three musicians and is scheduled for its first performances in May in Versailles.

Under this experiment, an AI system contributed to the writing process, generating dialogues and prompts that the human team adapted, revised, and integrated. The goal is not imitation alone, but a creative dialogue between human authorship and machine suggestion. The result is a hybrid dramaturgy: the structure and style echo Molière’s classics, while surprises arise from the AI’s contributions.

The project raises intriguing questions about authorship, collaboration, and the evolving role of technology in the arts. If the experiment succeeds on stage, it could inaugurate a new form of theater where human and machine co-creators bring to life imaginative worlds together.

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