Building tools for narrative intelligence

Once upon a time an English PhD was introduced to machine learning. From then on, he was hooked. He did an NLP postdoc at UC Berkeley, became a researcher at Netflix, was the first hire at Sudowrite, and started and led an applied AI team at Spotter.One day he decided to found a research and product lab called Better Engines to explore how to augment creativity with new storytelling tools.

Product
Arc

Narrative worlds that remember, develop, and hold together across time.

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Better Engines

A research and product lab exploring how to augment human creativity with narrative AI.

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The Thread

A brief history of narrative intelligence, from ELIZA to now.

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