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Wordcraft: a Human-AI Collaborative Editor for Story Writing

Project Overview

The document discusses the integration of generative AI in education, focusing on Wordcraft, a tool that aids creative story writing by fostering collaboration between human writers and AI. It highlights various applications of Wordcraft, including planning, writing, editing, and rewriting, which leverage few-shot learning and dialog systems to enhance user interaction and improve overall writing quality. The findings indicate that while AI can significantly assist in creative processes, it also presents certain limitations. The outcomes suggest that when used effectively, generative AI tools like Wordcraft can complement traditional writing methods, enabling students to enhance their creativity and writing skills through a supportive and interactive environment. The document underscores the potential of AI to transform educational practices by providing personalized learning experiences that cater to individual needs in creative writing.

Key Applications

Wordcraft: a Human-AI Collaborative Editor for Story Writing

Context: Creative writing tool aimed at writers of all levels pursuing story creation.

Implementation: Developed a web-based text editor integrated with a dialog system for interactive writing support.

Outcomes: Facilitated diverse writing tasks, inspired creativity, and provided dynamic feedback to writers.

Challenges: Inconsistent output quality, sensitivity to prompt phrasing, and documented biases in language models.

Implementation Barriers

Technical barrier

Inconsistent output quality from the generative models, ranging from superb to nonsensical.

Proposed Solutions: Conducting formal user studies to understand writer needs, exploring fine-tuning methods, and addressing biases.

Ethical/Compliance barrier

Documented issues with bias and memorization present in language models.

Proposed Solutions: Improving training methodologies before wider deployment.

Project Team

Andy Coenen

Researcher

Luke Davis

Researcher

Daphne Ippolito

Researcher

Emily Reif

Researcher

Ann Yuan

Researcher

Contact Information

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Authors: Andy Coenen, Luke Davis, Daphne Ippolito, Emily Reif, Ann Yuan

Source Publication: View Original PaperLink opens in a new window

Project Contact: Dr. Jianhua Yang

LLM Model Version: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18

Analysis Provider: Openai

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