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About this paper

Jiaming Li, Yukun Chen, Ziqiang Liu, Minghuan Tan, Lei Zhang, Yunshui Li, Run Luo, Longze Chen and 5 more

STORYTELLER, a framework from Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, enhances automatic story generation by employing a top-down plot-planning strategy with dynamic interaction between plot nodes and a narrative knowledge graph. It significantly improved narrative coherence, creativity, and engagement, achieving an 89.4 overall quality score and up to a 91% human preference win rate against GPT-4o.

Key insights

  • Integrating a dynamic plot-planning mechanism with granular control through Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) plot nodes helps maintain structural integrity and thematic continuity.
  • Continuously interacting with a Narrative Entity Knowledge Graph (NEKG) allows for robust tracking of character interactions, object dynamics, and logical progression, aiding in plot generation and reasoning.
  • An iterative review process for plot nodes, informed by past events and entity relationships, is crucial for enriching narrative content, enhancing creativity, and ensuring coherence across chapters.

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