Ahead of the first show, Connected to India’s Sudipto Maity caught up with G Selva, the Director of Avant Theatre and Language. A renowned thespian in Singapore, Selva spoke about the new play, the use of technology and his beliefs. In a message towards the audience, he said, “AAA is not meant to preach, glorify or villainise AI.
Everything that support human growth and evolution can’t be ignored, but needs to be carefully handled and executed.” Here’s the excerpt from the interview: Avan Aval Athu is an AI aided murder mystery. How and when did such a concept strike you? Take us through this journey.
It was in December that I wanted to explore a murder mystery once again, the last two being Irruthiyil Yaar? (And Then There Were None) and Avanna Ivanna (He or Him). We realised that the ‘murder mystery’ genre is an intergenerational concept which has stood the test of time. No matter the setting, period or situation, a murder mystery can fit itself into a production.
AI through its constant growth over the past decade, has not only become powerful but also made us extremely dependent on it. Think of the concept in the movie ‘Wall-E’. Seems a bit too far-fetched.
But we aren’t very different from the people in that movie. We have reached a stage where travelling, eating, sleeping, communicating, and even loving is being aided by AI. Although it makes us much more efficient, we have to stop and think at times if we are controlling AI to be useful for us or if.
