5 Best AI Applications Create Their Own Version of ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4
Exciting Developments in the AI Landscape
Recent weeks have brought significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), showcasing the growth and capabilities of various platforms.
OpenAI Dominates the AI Scene
OpenAI has established itself as a powerhouse with its language model, ChatGPT, achieving over 400 million weekly users as of February 2025, double the number reported in August 2024. This growth follows an announcement of new features last Fall, such as the highly anticipated Advanced Voice feature. Other prominent players in the AI field are also making strides. Amazon revealed Alexa+, which utilizes Anthropic’s Claude, aiming to enhance the experience of approximately 600 million Alexa devices. Meanwhile, Grok and Perplexity are rolling out exciting new tools, and Google’s AI podcast, powered by NotebookLM, is directly engaging with listeners through call-in questions.
AI is rapidly evolving, becoming adept in various areas, including communication, reasoning, and even emotional understanding. The question remains: How soon will AI-generated entertainment rival human creativity?
Generative AI in Entertainment
Given the growing capabilities of AI, I challenged five AI assistants to create a treatment for the next season of the acclaimed HBO series, The White Lotus. This season stars Patrick Schwarzenegger and Jack Schlossberg, merging entertainment industry tensions and family legacy, providing fertile ground for drama and intrigue.
Responses from Top AI Assistants
Each assistant’s take varied in richness and detail, with ChatGPT and Grok showcasing strong creativity compared to Google’s Gemini and Perplexity, which struggled with the storytelling aspect.
1. ChatGPT: “The White Lotus: Vienna”
- Genre: Dark Comedy / Social Satire
- Format: Limited Series (7 Episodes)
- Setting: Vienna, Austria
- Main Characters:
- Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxon Ratliff, an entitled heir entangled in family scandals.
- Jack Schlossberg as Ben Kennedy-Ross, a politically idealistic cousin with hidden motives.
This season centers around an elite banking family’s darker secrets against a backdrop of opulence and a looming murder mystery.
2. Grok: “The White Lotus: Amalfi”
- Genre: Dark Comedy / Suspense
- Setting: Amalfi Coast, Italy
- Plot: The story follows guests and staff at a luxurious eco-resort, uncovering betrayal and hidden truths.
Key characters include Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tanner Voss, an influencer with reckless tendencies, and Jack Schlossberg as Luca Moretti, a lawyer caught between personal ambition and family loyalty.
3. Perplexity: “The White Lotus: Maldives”
- Genre: Family Drama / Political Intrigue
- Setting: The Maldives
- Main Themes: The complexities of family legacy and social responsibility are explored through the lens of local politics intertwined with the Kennedy family’s history.
Characters like Tristan Kennedy (Schwarzenegger) wrestle with their familial obligations while trying to carve out their identities.
Additional AI Treatments
4. Gemini: “The White Lotus: New England”
- Setting: A historic resort in coastal New England
- Plot: The dynamic between “old money” and “new money” unfolds amid a backdrop of class struggles, culminating in a mysterious death.
5. Claude: “The White Lotus: Kyoto”
- Setting: A traditional ryokan in Kyoto, Japan
- Storyline: Tensions rise between American cousins as they navigate cultural misunderstandings and political ambitions while facing the historical realities of their family legacies.
Conclusion
As AI technologies evolve, they are providing new tools for creativity and entertainment that could influence various industries. Whether in writing treatments for hit series or developing cutting-edge projects, the potential for AI in storytelling continues to grow, raising important questions about the role of human creators in the arts.
