斯科特·佛伦奇10年前跟朋友打赌:电脑能写小说,它也许不及托尔斯泰伟大,但写一般言情小说绝无问题。佛伦奇定下1年为限期,让电脑完成腹稿。 12个月匆匆过去,电脑未能写出半个字来,佛伦奇输掉了300美元。不过,他并没有放弃。今年7月初,一本名为《只此一次》(Just This Once)的小说终于面世。《只此一次》的封面附有一段说明文字:这小说是 Scott French hit a friend 10 years ago with his computer: a computer can write fiction, which may not be as great as Tolstoy, but no problem with writing romance novels. Franco set a period of 1 year, let the computer to complete the draft. Twelve months passed in a hurry, the computer failed to write a halfword, and Florence lost $ 300. However, he did not give up. In early July this year, a novel called “Just This Once” was finally published. The cover for “Only Once” is accompanied by a caption: The novel is