At the beginning of March this year, we learned that the mangaka (manga designer and scriptwriter) of One Piece, Eiichirō Oda, published a video on Twitter of his exchange with ChatGPT in order to find a new plot for his saga. In two minutes 13 seconds, after refusing the first proposal from the artificial intelligence, he managed to find inspiration again with a new suggestion.

And for amateur and independent scriptwriters, what is ChatGPT worth?

Contrary to what one might think, reading the articles on this new artificial intelligence, it is not tomorrow, or very soon, that it will replace the creative people of this world because it does not have specific human experience as a scriptwriter or professional training in scriptwriting. The advice it gives is based on statistical models and general knowledge.

If so, why use it?

Consider this new technology as a work tool that can allow you as a scriptwriter to save time in the creation process and quickly obtain answers and suggestions in the development of your screenplays.

In the area of inspiration ChatGPT can be used as a tool to stimulate creativity and generate new story ideas. Scriptwriters can ask questions to get suggested characters, plots, plot twists, or even dialogue, which can help overcome blank page syndrome.

For character development it can help you come up with appropriate character names, explore character psychology and motivations, craft story arcs and create compelling interactions between them or even deepen their development by asking questions about traits. personality, goals and character conflicts.

ChatGPT can provide you with suggestions for writing realistic and captivating dialogues between your characters, taking into account their personality, tone and context and get suggestions and ideas for making their dialogues more natural and compelling.

For story structure, artificial intelligence can help you understand and apply the basic principles of it, such as the starting act, the main conflict, character development, key moments, and the act of conclusion.

Scriptwriters can, once their screenplay is written, submit excerpts of their work to get suggestions for revising and improving their screenplays and asking for advice on narrative structure, pacing, plot twists, etc.

If you're worried about ChatGPT offering your script to other scriptwriters, be aware that the system does not retain memories from session to session and is not able to store or reuse specific information provided by users. All conversations are treated confidentially and follow OpenAI's privacy policy.

It is important to remember that ChatGPT is an automated text generation tool and it is always necessary to use the judgment and creativity of the scriptwriter to evaluate and adapt the suggestions provided by the model according to their artistic vision.

And if I use ChatGPT to develop my script, do I have to credit it as co-writer?

As an artificial intelligence, ChatGPT cannot be credited as co-writer of a movie script. While it may provide you with information and suggestions as you develop your script, the creative work and crediting is entirely yours as the author and copyright is the responsibility of the human author.

It's important to remember that ChatGPT does not have specific human experience as a scriptwriter or professional scriptwriting training.
 The advice you receive is based on statistical models and general knowledge and cannot replace a scriptwriting professional, who has specific expertise in the field of film storytelling, and who can offer more specialized advice, based on years of study and practical experience.

Working with a mentor or professional in the field can give you more specific and personalized feedback to improve your scriptwriting skills.