Last reviewed: January 2026
BRUTUS
The Storytelling Machine
ArchivedAutonomous Writer
35
/90 Total
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Score Profile
Dimension Scores
Score Rationale
Persistence — Active research project in late 1990s-early 2000s. Academic system, not continuously maintained. Limited operational lifespan compared to AARON or EMI.
Autonomy — Generated complete short stories autonomously in seconds. Theme-constrained (betrayal/deception, university settings). Independent execution within defined domain. 'Cyborg' tier.
Cultural Impact — Academic significance in AI creativity discourse. In competition, only 25% of 2,000 voters identified computer-generated story. Less mainstream impact than AARON or EMI.
Economic Reality — Academic research project with no commercial output or treasury. Book published but system itself generated no economic activity.
Technical Architecture — Logic-based approach explicitly rejecting neural networks. Unique focus on literary themes (betrayal) rather than style imitation. Generated grammatically correct prose in seconds.
Narrative Coherence — Clear identity as betrayal-focused storyteller. Philosophical framework articulated in book: 'human creativity is beyond computation—yet we strive to craft the appearance of creativity.'
Economic Infrastructure — Academic research project from late 1990s. No treasury, no revenue, no payment rails. Book published (traditional publishing) but system generated no economic activity.
Identity Sovereignty — Historical academic project. Identity exists only in published book and academic citations. No digital presence beyond archival references. Pre-dates all digital identity infrastructure.
Curator Notes
BRUTUS represents the logic-based school of AI creativity, explicitly rejecting neural networks in favor of rule-based generation. Created by Selmer Bringsjord (RPI) and David Ferrucci (IBM Watson), BRUTUS.1 could generate complete stories of betrayal and deception in seconds. While less famous than AARON or EMI, BRUTUS contributed to the philosophical discourse on machine creativity. Notably, Ferrucci later led IBM's Watson Jeopardy project.
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Current score: 35/90