This is based around real-life technology that is estimated to become a reality in the coming years and I’ve modelled it primarily around the work of Lisha Li.
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When AI modelling is able to generate an image of someone’s ‘perfect match’ by scanning their brain, a married man must decide whether to secretly pursue a real-life woman that was mistakenly identified as his match by a social media algorithm when he shared his match image (Black Mirror Spec).
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While reading this, a yacht rock song by England Dan “It’s Sad to Belong” popped into my head.
In DPG’s logline example, I dig the focus on modeling instead of a pic to persuade someone to cheat, also that he removed “mistakenly” to give more intent to your story.
I too am a married spud, but we all at some point have thought “what if” – would love to see this story follow that rabbit hole 😉
BTW: There could be a “Weird Science” AI/clone version of this, where a spouse would have to compete with their partner’s real-life fantasy lover.
Hope to watch one day, take care.
First of all, I think this a cool concept. It has a good story hook — match making by means of AI brain scans.
The story hook is robust. By that I mean that it has the potential to generate several intriguing story lines and character pairings.
However, I suggest the logline needs tweaking. One issue is that it frames the plot as a decision to be made. Will he or won’t he pursue a real life woman who seems to match the model?
But plots are not about a character deciding whether to decide. A plot is about the action that follows **after** the decision is made. Hamlet talks to himself about whether “to be or not to be” — but he’s already made the decision to avenge his father’s murder. It’s no longer a question of whether, but of how and when.
So what do you want your character to **do**? Dump his wife and pursue his feminine ideal? Covertly pursue an affair while still married? Or…?
As I said, I believe the concept is robust; the premise of match making by means of AI brain scans can generate several viable plot lines. Three different plot lines readily came to my mind.
But it’s your story. Best wishes with the project.
After using an AI service that models the perfect partner for users, a man pursues a married woman who is the perfect match. (23 words)
Thanks a lot for the feedback, an excellent point you raise! I think I’d exerted so much focus in trying to explain the concept in a logline that I neglected the action that follows from the decision!
P.S. That the algorithm is buggy is an interesting plot twist, but I suggest it need not be included in the logline. Loglines need not give away the Big Plot Twist and should never reveal a spoiler. IMHO, the concept of match making by brain scans is strong enough to attract eyeballs and interest.
fwiw
I just realised this might be better and more marketable from the woman’s perspective, similar to The Invisible Man.
“When AI modelling is able to generate an image of someone’s ‘perfect match’ by scanning their brain, a young woman is mistakenly identified as the person shown in the perfect match brain scan image of a married man by a social media algorithm when he shared the image online, putting her in grave danger when his obsession for her grows”.