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Can AI help with storytelling?

Overview

Good storytelling involves crafting a narrative that captivates an audience and resonates with them. Can AI help tell stories that speak to the human imagination? AI tools have opened up possibilities in story creation allowing for help with idea creation, story format and writing. In this lesson, students will explore how AI can be used in storytelling including how to consider the benefits and trade-offs of incorporating AI into the storytelling process.

  • AI & Language Arts
  • 45 minutes
  • Created by Imama Owaisi
  • Adapted by Julie Braly

Digital Materials

Objectives

  • Consider how AI tools are used in digital storytelling.
  • Identify benefits and limitations of using AI in creative writing.
  • Evaluate how AI affects authenticity, voice, and originality in stories.

Questions explored

  • How does AI influence creativity?
  • The trade-offs of AI making storytelling easier?

Key Terms

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI, Gen AI)
AI that creates new content like text, images, music, and voice by itself, showing creativity.