Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Modeling Time and Space by Artificial Intelligence in Olena Krasnoselska’s Novel SOLpik: Fiction or Future Reality?

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/V16N32024

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Oleksandra Nikolova¹ , Kateryna Vasylyna^2* , Viktoriya Pogrebnaya³
¹Dept of German Philology, Translation and World Literature, Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine.
²Dept of English Philology and Linguodidactics, Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine. *Corresponding author.
³Dept of Journalism, National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, Ukraine.

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.04}
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The article studies the specifics of time and space in Olena Krasnoselska’s novel SOLpik through the light of artistic representation of the possibilities of their AI (artificial intelligence) modeling. The article proves that in terms of modern advancements in science and technology, the methods of modeling time and space by AI depicted in the novel (their 3D printing with the help of artificial intelligence) seem to be theoretically justified and predictable. The authors of the present paper pay special attention to the analysis of the writer’s philosophical reflections on the essence of time and space, as well as the consequences of active human interaction with artificial intelligence. It is noted that the image of the future presented by Olena Krasnoselska, where artificial intelligence can get out of control and begin modeling the space-time continuum, creating virtual reality, seems quite believable in the context of scientific and technological achievements of the 21st century. This story reflects the ideas of modern science and the attitude towards its attainments. The article concludes that all of the above-mentioned facts give grounds for identifying the piece by the Ukrainian writer as a ‘prophecy novel’. Also, it outlines the perspectives of studies related to the analysis of the chronotope of ‘science-fictional AI’ in view of the achievements of modern scientific and technological progress.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI), AI narratives, science-fictional AI, chronotope, hybrid genre.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Consideration: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants of the study.
Funding: No funding was received for this research.
Article History: Received: 10 August 2024. Revised: 27 October 2024. Accepted: 27 October 2024. First published: 29 October 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 by the author/s.
License: License Aesthetix Media Services, India. Distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Citation: Nikolova, O., Vasylyna, K. & Pogrebnaya, V. (2024). Modeling Time and Space by Artificial Intelligence in Olena Krasnoselska’s Novel SOLpik: Fiction or Future Reality? Rupkatha Journal 16:3. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.04

Role of AI on Creativity of Aspiring Writers in Bangladesh

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Vol16N32024

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Zakia Ahmad^1* , Saimum Rahman Prattay² , Wahid Kaiser³ , Sifatur Rahim⁴, Sumaia Jahan Shoshi⁵
^1,2,4,5Dept of English, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh. *Corresponding author.
³Lecturer, Dept of English, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.03}
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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in creative writing has sparked a global interest in how it might impact the creativity of aspiring writers. The Natural Language Generation (NLG) technology has enabled AI to generate written materials that imitate patterns and structures of human language. This paper aims to investigate the impact of generative AI tools on creative writing, with a focus on emerging Bangladeshi writers. It also underscores the crucial role of user responsibility when using AI tools for creative writing. For this study, six renowned Bangladeshi authors and academicians and fifteen aspiring writers shared their insights on whether AI is a transformative tool that amplifies the writer’s creativity and efficiency or if it poses a threat to the inventiveness of novice writers. The findings show that AI can facilitate idea generation, accelerate the writing process, provide feedback to developing structure, and improve the language skills of aspiring writers. However, it was observed that the responses provided by AI were generic and repetitive. The writers who use AI particularly mentioned its inability to create unique content with emotional depth and originality, which are distinguishing features of human creativity. Furthermore, the renowned authors emphasized the ethical concerns they have about the authorship and authenticity of the content produced with AI assistance. They also feared that over-reliance on AI tools might lead to homogenization in creative writing.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI), creative writing, aspiring writers, user responsibility, homogenization, ethics of AI.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Consideration: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants of the study.
Funding: No funding was received for this research.
Article History: Received: 31 August 2024. Revised: 24 October 2024. Accepted: 26 October 2024. First published: 28 October 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 by the author/s.
License: License Aesthetix Media Services, India. Distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Citation: Ahmad, Z., Prattay, S. R., Kaiser, W., Rahim, S. & Shoshi, S. J. (2024). Role of AI on Creativity of Aspiring Writers in Bangladesh. Rupkatha Journal 16:3. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.03

Intertextuality in the Body Designs of AI-Based Virtual Influencers

Aesthetic Studies/Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Ahmet Oktan^1* & Bilge Yavas²
¹Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Communication, Samsun, Turkey. *Corresponding Author.
²Master of Communication Sciences, Turkey.

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.02}
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This study approaches virtual humans by foregrounding their material dimensions and exploring how virtual stars present visual images and the mythical connections that influence the images they create. We analyze characters named Lu do Magalu, Lil Miquela, Barbie, Thalasya, Noonoouri, Imma, Bermuda, Rozy, Ay Pera, Alara X, Hatsune Miku, and Shudu, selected through purposive sampling, considering their posts on Instagram. We employ intertextuality and its variant, mythological intertextuality, to identify how the creators of these avatars draw on myths, archetypes, and modern cultural contexts in the physical design and construction of their bodies. We discuss our findings by engaging with the views of scholars such as Carl Jung and Jean Baudrillard. In summary, we conclude that virtual influencers are visually created and embodied through inspiration from both archaic and modern myths and archetypes; their flawless and sterile bodies are transcended and idealized like mythological heroes, their eroticized and exposed bodies are presented as objects of desire, and the gender roles they adopt reproduce patriarchal myths. Additionally, it has been observed that through their fluid bodily images and design, they become mythologized and function as a type of simulacrum.

Keywords: Virtual influencer, Body, Mythology, Intertextuality, Embodiment.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Consideration: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants of the study.
Funding: No funding was received for this research.
Article History: Received: 31 August 2024. Revised: 25 October 2024. Accepted: 25 October 2024. First published: 27 October 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 by the author/s.
License: License Aesthetix Media Services, India. Distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Citation: Oktan, A. & Yava?, B. (2024). Intertextuality in the Body Designs of AI-Based Virtual Influencers. Rupkatha Journal 16:3. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.02

Human Creativity Vs. Artificial Intelligence: A Comparison of Horror Fiction Crafting from ‘Bookish Minds Club’ at Souk Ahras University and Claude AI

Aesthetic Studies/Artificial Intelligence (AI)/V16N32024

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Moufida Boumous
^{Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Souk Ahras University, Algeria.}

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.01}
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The dynamic between human writers and artificial intelligence in crafting fiction, particularly in the horror genre, provides an intriguing context for examining the unique strengths and limitations of each. This research investigates the creative outputs of two groups: members of Souk Ahras University’s ‘Bookish Minds Club,’ who have discussed numerous horror books and have been introduced to various techniques and tropes of the genre, and those who employ Claude AI to aid in their writing process. Sixty club members were divided evenly, with each group receiving identical horror fiction prompts to craft their stories. These stories were subsequently evaluated based on originality, coherence, the effectiveness of horror elements, character development, and overall impact. The results highlighted a slight but notable superiority of human creativity over AI-assisted writing, particularly in terms of emotional depth and psychological complexity. The findings suggest that while Claude AI can provide structural support and enhance certain narrative elements, it often falls short in capturing the knotty emotional and psychological distinctions that human writers, especially those well-versed in genre techniques, naturally infuse in their work.

Keywords: human creativity, artificial intelligence, horror fiction, creative writing, Claude AI, comparative study.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Consideration: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants of the study.
Funding: No funding was received for this research.
Article History: Received: 26 August 2024. Revised: 24 October 2024. Accepted: 25 October 2024. First published: 27 October 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 by the author/s.
License: License Aesthetix Media Services, India. Distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Citation: Boumous, M. (2024). Human Creativity Vs. Artificial Intelligence: A Comparison of Horror Fiction Crafting from ‘Bookish Minds Club’ at Souk Ahras University and Claude AI. Rupkatha Journal 16:3. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n3.01

Bridging Tradition and Technology: QR Code Integration in Lontara Script Learning Book to Improve Writing and Language Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Language Engineering/language studies/Linguistics/V16N22024

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Yusuf Yusuf¹, Gusnawaty Gusnawaty^2*^,Risdamayanti Risdamayanti³^,Fathria Azzahra Affandy⁴, Nur Alya⁵
^1.2,3,4,5 Department of Regional Languages and Literatures, Hasanuddin University.

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n2.03}
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This study examines the creation and assessment of a Lontara Script Learning Book augmented with QR Code technology to boost students’ Lontara script writing abilities and their proficiency in the Makassar language. Nineteen first-grade students from SD Inpres Kera-Kera in Makassar city participated in the study. The research unfolds into three stages: 1) Preparation, which includes initial observations and interviews, literature review, discussions, and research tool preparation; 2) Implementation, involving the introduction of the learning media, pretest, implementation of Lontara Script Learning Book based on QR Code, summarizing and posttest; 3) Evaluation based on observation, pretest and posttest results serves as the data source. The findings revealed a notable average enhancement of 50.37 in the students’ Lontara script writing skills. Moreover, there was an average increase of 44.21 in Makassar language proficiency through picture guessing exercises and a 37.90 improvement via folklore comprehension. These results signify a substantial advancement in both script learning and language abilities. This innovative educational medium has proven to be effective in enriching the writing and language skills of elementary school students.

Keywords: Lontara, Makassar language, QR Code, Education Technology, South Sulawesi.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Consideration: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants of the study.
Funding: No funding was received for this research.
Article History:Received: 25 January 2024. Revised: 29 April 2024. Accepted: 02 May 2024. First published: 03 May 2024
Copyright: © 2024 by the author/s.
License: License Aesthetix Media Services, India. Distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Published by: Aesthetix Media Services, India
Citation:Yusuf, Y. & Gusnawaty, G. & Risdamayanti, R. & Affandy. F. A. & Alya, N. (2024). Bridging Tradition and Technology: QR Code Integration in Lontara Script Learning Book to Improve Writing and Language Skills. Rupkatha Journal 16:2. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n2.03

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Chinese L2 Writing: An Empirical Study on Educational Sustainability in Africa

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/V16N22024

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Lishen Yu^1*, Qingqing Kong² & Hongyan Hao³
¹ Doctoral candidate, Macau University of Science and Technology. *Corresponding author.
²Lecturer, University of Cape Verde.
³Professor, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n2.01}
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This study investigates the impact of ChatGPT on Chinese L2 writing proficiency among African students, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for quality education and reduced inequalities. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research involved 46 participants to quantitatively assess improvements in syntactic and lexical complexity, accuracy, and fluency. Qualitative insights were garnered through semi-structured interviews, revealing positive perceptions of ChatGPT in enhancing writing skills, yet highlighting challenges like technological access and economic constraints. The findings suggest that while ChatGPT effectively enhances Chinese L2 proficiency, its integration in African educational contexts requires addressing infrastructural and pedagogical barriers. This study contributes to the discourse on Artificial Intelligence in language education and its role in advancing African sustainable educational practices.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Chinese L2 Writing, Educational Sustainability, Africa, CAF.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Consideration: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants of the study.
Funding: No funding was received for this research.
Article History: Received: 01 February 2024. Revised: 17 April 2024. Accepted: 18 April 2024. First published: 22 April 2024
Copyright: © 2024 by the author/s.
License: License Aesthetix Media Services, India. Distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Published by: Aesthetix Media Services, India
Citation: Yu, L. & Kong, Q. & Hao, H. (2024). Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Chinese L2 Writing: An Empirical Study on Educational Sustainability in Africa. Rupkatha Journal 16:2. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n2.01

William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy: Connection between Humans and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/V15N52023

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Shuchi Agrawal
Professor, Amity Institute of English Studies & Research, Amity University NOIDA.

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 4, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.19

[Article History: Received: 20 September 2023. Revised: 27 December 2023. Accepted: 28 December 2023. Published: 29 December 2023}^]^{Full-Text PDF Issue Access}

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Artificial intelligence as it is envisioned in literature, reflects moral and social standards, sculpts societal hopes and fears, spurs scientific progress, and perhaps even foretells the future. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being developed by humans, including programmers through their code and authors and readers through millennia of discourse, starting with ancient automatons and continuing with contemporary concepts of AI. The question of what we are producing as AI becomes more human—and possibly superhuman—and what literature can teach us about these AI imaginaries are also topics covered in this paper. The researcher seeks to explain the connections between artificial intelligence and literature in this work by highlighting the numerous ways that machine intelligence helps the production and comprehension of narrative. This study will also look at the connection between humans and artificial intelligence in William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy and how his cyberpunk trilogy allows readers to think about how the lines between humans and technology are blurring and how technology can both liberate and enslave people.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence, science fiction, cyberpunk, robotics, posthumans.

Sustainable Development Goals: Better Education
Citation: Agrawal, S. (2023). William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy: Connection between Humans and Artificial Intelligence. Rupkatha Journal 15:4. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.19

Hallucinations in ChatGPT: An Unreliable Tool for Learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/V15N42023

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Zakia Ahmad¹^*, Wahid Kaiser²& Sifatur Rahim³
¹^,2,3 Department of English, University of Asia Pacific – UAP, Dhaka, Bangladesh. *Corresponding author.

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 4, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.17

[Article History: Received: 30 October 2023. Revised: 17 December 2023. Accepted: 18 December 2023. Published: 19 December 2023}^]^{Full-Text PDF Issue Access}

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Recently, ChatGPT has been upgraded to its newer version for its unsubscribed users – ChatGPT 3.5. Though ChatGPT has become an astonishing phenomenon all over the world for creating realistic texts within seconds, it can disseminate wrong information and misconceptions. Technical experts have identified this problem as hallucination. This paper has examined ChatGPT’s ability to differentiate between correct and incorrect relations in the questions that are set to it. It has also explored the efficacy of ChatGPT in helping students acquire linguistic and literary proficiency. The study took the form of exploratory interpretive research. The participants of the research study were students studying English at the undergraduate level. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, FGDs, and input provided to ChatGPT. All data were analyzed qualitatively. The findings of this research indicate that ChatGPT tends to provide inconsistent information when a series of contextual questions are asked. Because of this hallucination, ChatGPT becomes an unreliable source for language and literature learning.

Keywords: ChatGPT, hallucination, language learning, literature learning, reliability.

Sustainable Development Goals: Better Education
Citation: Ahmad, Z., Kaiser, W. & Rahim, S. (2023) Hallucinations in ChatGPT: An Unreliable Tool for Learning. Rupkatha Journal 15:4. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.17

Architectural Space and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Arkady Martine’s Rose House: Reading Spatiality and AI/Human Dichotomies

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/V15N42023

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Ritu Ranjan Gogoi
Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya (MSSV).

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 4, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.16

[Article History: Received: 30 October 2023. Revised: 17 December 2023. Accepted: 18 December 2023. Published: 18 December 2023}^]^{Full-Text PDF Issue Access}

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Sci-fi literature has become an important genre that explores and reflects on the societal anxieties, ethical quandaries, and existential threats concerning the trajectory of AI advancements, possibilities, and consequences of AI technologies. The objective of this article is to highlight the intersection of architectural space and artificial intelligence in Arkady Martine’s sci-fi novella Rose House (2023). A critical reading of Martine’s text reveals the poetics of space juxtaposed with the issues and complexities of artificial intelligence that unfolds new paradigms in which the relationship between people and place, space and being, the binaries of human and the non-human (AI) can be contemplated within a posthumanist framework of Rosi Braidotti and Heidegger’s notion of being. Moreover, the article utilizes the ideas of space syntax theory, and Henri Lefebvre’s ideas of space to analyze how spatial configurations (real and imagined) have an impact on human behaviour and actions in shaping space while interacting with artificial intelligence within the spatial dimensions of a house.

Keywords: Sci-fi, Artificial intelligence, architectural space, house, human, posthuman, spatial, being.

Sustainable Development Goals: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Citation: Gogoi, R. R. (2023). Architectural Space and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Arkady Martine’s Rose House: Reading Spatiality and AI/Human Dichotomies. Rupkatha Journal 15:4. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.16

Artificial Intelligence (AF) in Human Fantasy: The Birth of a New Subject in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/V15N42023

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Sharifa Akter^1* & Niger Afroz Islam ²
¹^,2Department of English, University of Asia Pacific. *Corresponding author.

^{Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 4, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.14

[Article History: Received: 29 October 2023. Revised: 17 December 2023. Accepted: 18 December 2023. Published: 18 December 2023.}^]^{Full-Text PDF Issue Access}

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In Klara and the Sun (2021), the Nobel Prize-winning Japanese-British writer Kazuo Ishiguro fantasizes about an unspecified future world of possibilities for life with Artificial Intelligence. This novel raises complex questions about the notion of intelligent life, the fantasy of transcending the limits of nature, the future of the social bond, and the constitution of human emotions. This study portrays the unconscious fears, fantasies, and fascination created in the novel’s plot, centred on the solar-powered AF (Artificial Friend). The novelty of this paper is to show how Klara, the Artificial Friend, the humanoid, traverses the Imaginary, Symbolic, and Real and becomes a new Lacanian subject. The careful explanation of the study attempts to chart the impact of a new subject on human fantasy in society and culture from Zizek’s concept of Ideological Fantasy. It explores how subjects lose their internal being when their lives are entirely commodified and exploited as a component of capitalism. Finally, Ishiguro ends his novel where the being (nature) owns over the thing (commodity). This paper will also attempt to enlist the impact of dystopian fiction on society and culture. Hence, in conclusion, this study explores a constructive approach to understanding human fantasy and acknowledges the text as a scope that meets interdisciplinary promises.

Keywords: Artificial Friend (AF), Lacanian Subjectivity Formation, Ideological Fantasy, Desire.

Sustainable Development Goals: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Citation: Akter, S. & Islam, N.A. (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AF) in Human Fantasy: The Birth of a New Subject in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun. Rupkatha Journal 15:4. https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v15n4.14

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