The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Playwriting: A Study

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool through which machines can perform tasks with human-like capabilities. The use of artificial intelligence in the field of literature can also be challenging for humans, as machines can compose poetry, perform translations, and more. The father of artificial intelligence, John McCarthy, coined and popularized the term. The system of artificial intelligence should be secure, safe, fair, and transparent. Otherwise, literature created using it may become one-sided. Artificial intelligence may not pose a very significant challenge to writers at present because it is in its early stages. However, when it advances, the relevance of writers may diminish. The rapid development of this technology could lead to a revolution in the field of literature. Systems using artificial intelligence can also be flawed. As artificial intelligence develops, writers will gain new opportunities, but new challenges will also become apparent.

Writers engage in creating stories, novels, plays, poems, thought-provoking articles, critiques, travelogues, and literary essays, among others. However, here, we are documenting how artificial intelligence is being used in playwriting.

Playwrights present their personal experiences in the form of plays through words. A play is a creative art that conveys messages to the audience through dialogues, actions, and scenes. Traditional playwriting involves imagination, linguistic expertise, character development, dialogue construction, plot structure, and presentation vision, among others. With the advent of artificial intelligence, tools, aids, and new creative collaborations have emerged in this process. Artificial intelligence, software, models—especially natural language processing, generative models, machine learning, and automated creative algorithms—are proving useful in various ways in playwriting.