Title: Pinocchio A.I.
Theme of Original Story: a real boy must be moral/ couarage makes a real boy
Theme of New Story: to be human is to make mistakes
Premise or Log-line of Original Story: A marionette is brought to life and must prove himself to be a real boy.
Premise or Log-line of New Story: A robot is created and must discover how to prove its sentience.
New Story:
An inventor Gepetto is working on his newest creation. He is creating a robot to pass the Turing test. In the process, the robot is created to have superior intelligence and personality, but because of the advanced personality granted to him, he has a character defect that makes him want to be untruthful, but at the same time his lying causes him to short circuit, pop his nose plate out, and shut down for a few seconds.
Gepetto is down on his luck, unable to use the investment he made in Pinocchio to make any money. One night he drunkenly gambles away Pinocchio to the unscrupulous Mr. Fox, and he is taken away. The next morning, Gepetto wakes up hung-over and full of regret. He must find Pinocchio.
Pinocchio is under the care of Mr. Fox and is forced to work for him. Pinocchio wonders how it could be legal to treat him so cruelly. He slowly befriends Mr. Fox’s lawyer Jiminy. Jiminy informs him that only humans can have rights.
One day Gepetto sees Pinocchio outside working. He rejoices at the sight of his creation. However, Mr. Fox shows up and informs him that he is his property. That is when Gepetto informs him that he will see Mr. Fox in court.
In court the judge tells Pinnocchio he must pass an advanced form of the Turing test. He is pitted against a real boy and must convince the jurors he is human. When Pinnocchio is asked questions about himself, he feels guilt and lies. The real boy tells the truth. The jurors don’t expect a robot to lie so the unanimously identify him as the human. Pinocchio is able to be recognized as a real human and is issued a birth certificate, no longer Mr. Fox’s property. He goes home happily with Gepetto.