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Ink Over Algorithms: Why the Soul of Storytelling Transcends AI
Ink Over Algorithms is a nuanced and incisive book on artificial intelligence exploring the intersection of AI with narratology and creative writing, journalism, feminism and law - keeping the significance of storytelling at its centre. The book offers a balanced lens on the capacities and limitations of AI emphasizing its potential both as an assistive tool as well as the need for human oversight as we navigate the modalities of ethical collaboration with AI.
The probing analysis is accompanied with various experiments using AI tools wherein Manjima Misra shows how such tools can be used to generate character names in stories based on prompts of genre and personality types, as well as re-writings of conventional tropes in fairy tales to articulate stories for children which are more representative of socio-cultural diversities. In sections on journalism, law and feminism, the book argues the need for human intervention with urgency : In the world of AI, fact-checking inaccuracies, misinformation and algorithmic bias are best tackled by the human storyteller. While urging readers to approach AI with both ‘curiosity and caution’, the central thesis of the book encapsulates the irreplaceability of the human writer with precision and rigour.
The probing analysis is accompanied with various experiments using AI tools wherein Manjima Misra shows how such tools can be used to generate character names in stories based on prompts of genre and personality types, as well as re-writings of conventional tropes in fairy tales to articulate stories for children which are more representative of socio-cultural diversities. In sections on journalism, law and feminism, the book argues the need for human intervention with urgency : In the world of AI, fact-checking inaccuracies, misinformation and algorithmic bias are best tackled by the human storyteller. While urging readers to approach AI with both ‘curiosity and caution’, the central thesis of the book encapsulates the irreplaceability of the human writer with precision and rigour.
139 pages, Paperback
Published May 29, 2025
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Manjima Misra
9 books6 followersManjima Misra is a writer based in Delhi. She has written four books which are titled
Indian Feminine Fury, Unapologetically Mad, The Ocean is Her Title, and Detectives of Autumn House.She has been a columnist for The Indian Express, The Quint, Outlook India, Deccan Herald,Newslaundry, The Telegraph, Firstpost, and Feminism in India.Manjima Misra has a Master’s degree in English literature from the University of Delhi and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from The University of St Andrews, Scotland. She studied for her Bachelor’s degree in English literature at
the University of Delhi.
Indian Feminine Fury, Unapologetically Mad, The Ocean is Her Title, and Detectives of Autumn House.She has been a columnist for The Indian Express, The Quint, Outlook India, Deccan Herald,Newslaundry, The Telegraph, Firstpost, and Feminism in India.Manjima Misra has a Master’s degree in English literature from the University of Delhi and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from The University of St Andrews, Scotland. She studied for her Bachelor’s degree in English literature at
the University of Delhi.
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