AI Narrative Modeling: How Machines’ Intelligence Reproduces Archetypal Storytelling

This study examines how large language models reproduce Jungian archetypal patterns in storytelling. Results indicate that AI excels at replicating structured, goal-oriented archetypes (Hero, Wise Old Man), but it struggles with psychologically complex and ambiguous narratives (Shadow, Trickster). Expert evaluations confirmed these patterns, rating AI higher on narrative coherence and thematic alignment than on emotional depth and creative originality.

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2025-04-17
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https://doi.org/10.3390/info16040319
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Artificial Intelligence in Games
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AI Narrative Modeling: How Machines’ Intelligence Reproduces Archetypal Storytelling

Olga Zervina, Igor Kabashkin, Boriss Mišņevs
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Artificial Intelligence in Games
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AI Narrative Modeling: How Machines’ Intelligence Reproduces Archetypal Storytelling

Olga Zervina, Igor Kabashkin, Boriss Mišņevs
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This study examines how large language models reproduce Jungian archetypal patterns in storytelling. Results indicate that AI excels at replicating structured, goal-oriented archetypes (Hero, Wise Old Man), but it struggles with psychologically complex and ambiguous narratives (Shadow, Trickster). Expert evaluations confirmed these patterns, rating AI higher on narrative coherence and thematic alignment than on emotional depth and creative originality.

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Artificial Intelligence in Games
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