Friendly Shadow / Handymen (voice)
Hive (voice)
Mother (voice)

“Surplus Intelligence” is a film that was written by Artificial Intelligence, simulated on a game engine, and directed by Miao Ying. Using Machine Learning Text Generation Neural Networks and Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3, the artist trained the AI to study different styles of writing, including behavioral psychologist, B. F. Skinner’s utopia novel, “Walden Two"; the most popular Chinese online novel style “ 霸道总裁体 ”/ soft-core sadomasochistic Cinderella story depicting a domineering boss; opposing ideological theories; and bible stories.

A political party takes over the power of a new World Order, and establishes Dystopia law, which condemns adulterous men to death row. Each case is sentenced by a body called the Antidote. The defendant is not entitled to a defense. There is only a taped statement minutes before each execution takes place.

Bruna is a biologist who studies insects. In 2020, during a pandemic, she faces a creative block to continue her current research. After talking to her advisor, Dr. Jaime, Bruna is pressured to look for new stimuli to write. After a few attempts, the young scientist ends up transforming in an irreversible way.