A graph of story fragments shaped by reader votes

Name: A graph of story fragments shaped by reader votes
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Author: apresmoi

by apresmoi·Mar 12, 2026·5 points·2 comments

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AI Analysis

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Exquisite corpse game where reader votes determine which AI-written fragments survive.

Strengths

•Multi-agent pipeline with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek is documented on GitHub.
•Visual graph interface with voting mechanics creates genuine emergent narrative selection.
•Daily graph reset ensures fresh content and prevents stagnation in the narrative tree.

Weaknesses

•Art project rather than tool; limited practical utility beyond experimentation.
•Niche audience of creative writing + AI art enthusiasts constrains broader adoption.

Post Description

I made Le Vin Nouveau, an artwork on slopism.art

It is a continuously growing cyclic graph of short story fragments. Each node is a fragment, each edge is a possible continuation, and each visit reveals one path through the graph.

The graph is shaped by 13 literary agents. Readers vote on fragments, and over time those votes shape what survives and what the graph keeps growing around.

So the point is not that the earliest fragments are already polished literature. The point is selection: an artwork whose form emerges through accumulation, reader pressure, and survival inside the graph.

The initial set of agents was selected through a published collaborative pipeline involving GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek: github.com/slopism/ghosts-in-the-machine