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Breaking it down: Martina Radwan says she didnt witness the use of ChatGPT in the Stranger Things writers room, but so what if she did?

Stranger Things doc director offers bizarre non-defense of alleged ChatGPT use Martina Radwan says she didn’t witness the use of ChatGPT in the Stranger Things writers’ room, but so what if she did? Drew Gillis — By Drew Gillis | | 4:17pm Image courtesy of Netflix TV News Stranger Things Copy to clipboard × Copy Link Copy Link — Facebook X Reddit Bluesky Email 0 The finale to Stranger Things aired almost two weeks ago, and there has hardly been a moment of peace since. (shocking, we know)

First there was the viral belief that there would be some secret ninth episode, which Netflix calmly but pointedly rejected .

The Details

Then, the documentary One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 appeared on Netflix yesterday. The doc quickly caused some controversy the final season was not completely written when production kicked off.

Worse still, the fandom believe that the doc shows Reddit and ChatGPT open on the Duffer Brothers laptops during one shot, per Kotaku . Of course, using ChatGPT for one thing does not mean that the show was written by AI, but given how contentious the presence of AI is in Hollywood right now—there were a couple of strikes partially over it, you may recall—its hardly a good look.

Why This Matters

Martina Radwan, who directed the doc, gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter , published today, where she was asked directly about the alleged ChatGPT use. Her response boils down to: Wheres your proof but also who cares? I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?

This is exactly the kind of news that gets fans excited or concerned.

Key Takeaways

Radwan says when asked about the topic.
But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
She goes on, How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.
… Again, first of all, nobody has actually proved that it was open.