BBC harnesses AI to create writing classes given by Agatha Christie

Lucy Knight in The Guardian:

The videos “starring” the author, who died in 1976, have been made using AI-enhanced technology, licensed images and carefully restored audio recordings.

Videos made using a reconstruction of Christie’s voice will share tips on everything from story structure and plot twists to the art of suspense.

The writing advice has been drawn directly from her writings and archival interviews and curated by the leading Christie scholars Dr Mark Aldridge, Michelle Kazmer, Gray Robert Brown and Jamie Bernthal-Hooker.

“We meticulously pieced together Agatha Christie’s own words from her letters, interviews and writings,” Aldridge said. “Witnessing her insights come to life has been a profoundly moving experience.”

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