AI vs. Human in Screenwriting: Is AI the Future Screenwriter?

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 1 - 22, 30.06.2024

Kemal Çelik

Abstract

This research paper investigates the challenge of discerning between content generated by humans and AI language models across various screenwriting elements. The study presents loglines, treatments, synopses, and dialogue examples to a group of 24 participants. These script elements are created by one human scriptwriter and an AI model. The participants are persons who have taken scenario courses, selected by purposive sampling method. The AI model used to generate the script content is Bing Chat, which is powered by ChatGPT 4, a conversational neural network known for its ability to produce natural and coherent text. Both AI-generated and human-created screenplay elements were provided to the participants, who were then asked questions related to them. The method of presenting both human and AI-generated screenplay options to each participant was chosen because it allows for a direct comparison and an accurate measure of the participants' ability to distinguish between the two. The structured interview type, which is also known as standard interview and researcher-managed interview, was used in this study. The average accuracy rate for all the script elements was 52.7%, which means that the participants had a moderate level of success in identifying the AI-generated and human-generated script elements. The study shows that artificial intelligence can produce script elements that are comparable to, and sometimes even preferred over, human-generated ones.

Keywords

Artificial intelligence, Script, Scriptwriter, Future of cinema, ChatGPT

Senaryo Yazımında Yapay Zekâ İnsana Karşı: Geleceğin Senaristi Yapay Zekâ mı?

Abstract

Bu araştırma makalesi, çeşitli senaryo yazım unsurlarında insanlar ve yapay zeka dil modelleri tarafından üretilen içerikler arasında ayrım yapmanın zorluğunu araştırmaktadır. Çalışmada 24 katılımcıdan oluşan bir gruba logline, tretman, sinopsis ve diyalog örnekleri sunulmuştur. Bu senaryo unsurları bir insan senarist ve bir yapay zeka modeli tarafından oluşturulmuştur. Katılımcılar, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen senaryo dersleri almış kişilerdir. Senaryo içeriğini oluşturmak için kullanılan yapay zeka modeli, doğal ve tutarlı metin üretme becerisiyle bilinen ChatGPT 4 tarafından desteklenen Bing Chat'tir.
Hem yapay zeka tarafından üretilen hem de insan tarafından oluşturulan senaryo öğeleri katılımcılara sunulmuş ve daha sonra bunlarla ilgili sorular sorulmuştur. Her katılımcıya hem insan hem de yapay zeka tarafından üretilen senaryo seçeneklerini sunma yöntemi, doğrudan bir karşılaştırmaya ve katılımcıların ikisi arasında ayrım yapma becerisinin doğru bir şekilde ölçülmesine olanak tanıdığı için seçilmiştir. Bu çalışmada metod olarak standart mülakat ve araştırmacı tarafından yönetilen mülakat olarak da bilinen yapılandırılmış mülakat türü kullanılmıştır.
Tüm senaryo unsurları için ortalama doğruluk oranı %52,7'dir; bu da katılımcıların yapay zeka tarafından üretilen ve insan tarafından üretilen senaryo unsurlarını tanımlamada orta düzeyde bir başarıya sahip oldukları anlamına gelmektedir. Çalışma, yapay zekanın insan tarafından üretilenlerle karşılaştırılabilir ve bazen daha fazla tercih edilen senaryo öğeleri üretebileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Yapay zeka, Senaryo, Senarist, Sinemanın geleceği, ChatGPT

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