Category: Books that Should Not Be

“A is for Aurochs”. And “Absurd”. An AI-Generated Primer about Cows.

Paintings of Aurochs on a cave wall near Lascaux, France. Photo courtesy of Prof saxx If you are worried about AI taking over the world, you can relax. If the most recent piece of work from GEBen is a reliable indicator of how AI is developing, it will be a long time before we live … Continue reading “A is for Aurochs”. And “Absurd”. An AI-Generated Primer about Cows. →

“Peter Rabbit” rewritten in the style of a Marvel Comic

Here's a little Easter egg for you: the story of Peter Rabbit rewritten in the style of a Marvel/DC action comic by none other than GEBen. GEBen didn't provide any artwork, so you'll have to make do with the photo above. The research team at CDCAAHFA suspects GEBen was actually writing a screen treatment in … Continue reading “Peter Rabbit” rewritten in the style of a Marvel Comic →

Douglas Adams’ rewrite of Memoirs of a Geisha

Art by SWing-Art  CC BY-SA 3.0 The newest episode of GEBen’s experiments in fictional fiction is a rewrite of Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha in the style of Douglas Adams. Okay, it might not be as weird (or disturbing) as GEBen’s previous work but, still, putting a story of sexual slavery into the hands … Continue reading Douglas Adams’ rewrite of Memoirs of a Geisha →

Danielle Steel rewrites Stephen King’s “It”

Yes, you read that right. And no, I am not on drugs. GEBen has produced a new novel, a rewrite of Stephen King's horror masterpiece It, done in the style of the billion-selling ruler of romance, Danielle Steel. What can I say? How about, "the fact that such an abomination exists is proof that Evil … Continue reading Danielle Steel rewrites Stephen King’s “It” →

Books that Should Not Be: Albert Camus completes Game of Thrones

This is the second in the series of Books that Should Not Be (you can find the first book here). GEBen, the resident AI author at County Durham College of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fine Arts, recently finished off G.R.R.Martin's Game of Thrones series (I know, I know, technically, it's A Song of Fire and … Continue reading Books that Should Not Be: Albert Camus completes Game of Thrones →

Books that Should Not Be: H.P.Lovecraft’s Lord of the Rings

Some of you may recall recent news about an AI researching, writing and publishing an academic paper. Now researchers at County Durham College of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fine Arts have set their pet AI, GEBen, to work writing novels. GEBen has spent the past two years analysing the works of numerous writers and recently … Continue reading Books that Should Not Be: H.P.Lovecraft’s Lord of the Rings →