Charlie Brooker asked ChatGPT to write a Black Mirror episode—but ‘it was sh*t’

Charlie Brooker, pictured at the 2019 Netflix Primetime Emmy Awards After Party, says ChatGPT’s creative writing for Black Mirror was “sh*t.” Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix

Since OpenAI’s generative A.I. chatbot ChatGPT became a cultural phenomenon in recent months, users experimenting with the technology have asked it to do everything from explaining complex topics to writing poems about pickles.

The tech’s success rates have been questionable, however, with some users being left flummoxed or even a little disturbed by the chatbot’s…