# Narrative Theory

The Machine's Fingerprint: Why AI Storytelling Remains Trapped in a Narrative Cul-de-Sac

A major study by the University of Maryland and Google DeepMind has identified deep-seated 'narrative fingerprints' in AI writing that cannot be hidden by stylistic prompts. Researchers found that AI models follow rigid, preachy, and linear structures that fundamentally differ from the complex, non-linear, and ambiguous nature of human storytelling.