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Molière Ex Machina: AI used to create ‘new work’ by beloved French playwright

The Guardian · May 11, 2026, 12:29 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Comedy debuts at Versailles featuring dialogue, music, costumes and scenery created with help of AI tool Le Chat Europe live – latest updates Molière is to the French, what Shakespeare is to the English; the last word in historical literature, drama, wit and satire. Now, more than 350 years after hi

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