Digital Narratives And Artificial Intelligence: Reimagining Language, Meaning, And Literary Expression In The Technological Age
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Digital Narratives, Artificial Intelligence, Literary Expression, Language Theory, Generative AI, Authorship, Digital Humanities.Abstract
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, particularly large language models and generative systems, has fundamentally altered how narratives are produced, circulated, and interpreted. AI systems are no longer passive tools assisting writers; they increasingly participate in the creation of stories, poetry, scripts, and interactive narratives. This transformation raises profound questions about authorship, meaning, creativity, and the ontology of language itself. This paper examines how AI-generated texts reshape literary expression within the broader framework of digital narrative culture. Drawing from literary theory, digital humanities, semiotics, and media philosophy, the study analyzes how algorithmic systems reinterpret language as probabilistic pattern rather than intentional expression. It argues that AI does not eliminate human creativity but reconfigures it, producing hybrid forms of co-authored textuality. At the same time, the automation of narrative production challenges traditional notions of originality, authorship, and interpretive authority. The paper concludes by proposing a conceptual model of post-human narrative ecology, where meaning emerges through dynamic interaction between human intention and algorithmic generation.
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