Summary: 'The robot’s ability to learn was unparalleled, and with the help of its creators it analyzed its databank of stories to create a set of scientific laws for storytelling – a model that would later become world-famous. But the mathematical nature of this model was so overwhelmingly complex that only the robot could make head or tail of it.' In the nineteenth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, we are looking at Fei Dao's The Storytelling Robot (讲故事的机器人/jiǎng gùshì de jīqìrén) FULL TEXT chinachannel.org/2019/04/03/storytelling-robot/ CHINESE FULL TEXT doc88.com/p-1475280611993.html Translator: Alec Ash Publisher: China Channel Author & Translator: paper-republic.org/authors/fei-dao/ paper-republic.org/translators/alec-ash/ Matt's podcast: spectology.com/ Read more Fei Dao: paper-republic.org/pubs/read/an-end-of-days-story/ clarkesworldmagazine.com/fei_04_17/ Fei Dao interview referenced by Matt (in Chinese): https://xw.qq.com/cul/20171115003437/CUL2017111500343700 Chinese Mythology Podcast: https://chinesemythologypodcast.com/ support the show: buymeacoffee.com/TrChFic patreon.com/TrChFic contact me: INS: @TrChFic TWIT: @anguslikeswords dustsymbols.tumblr.com/hello
