Can AI Write a Story? The History of AI-Written Novels

National Novel Generation Month is coming up! Every November, NaNoGenMo participants challenge themselves to generate a novel in a month. NaNoGenMo started in 2013, but AI-written stories have a long history. Programmers began coaxing novels from their machines decades ago, often with bizarre results. Let’s gear up for NaNoGenMo by exploring the weird and wonderful history of AI-authored novels.