AI for drama teachers: Curtain up, code in

I magine if you could summon the creative genius of Bertolt Brecht with a few keystrokes. Or perhaps, with a simple command, you could conjure a perfectly tailored duologue, ready to be performed by your students. These feats are closer to reality than you might think.

For the past year, I've been delving behind the scenes into a world where the dramatic arts and artificial intelligence (AI) intersect. AI has been at the forefront of technological advancements in recent years, and one of its most fascinating branches is Generative AI. Generative AI refers to types of artificial intelligence models capable of creating content. This can range from text, images, music and more. One of the more popular platforms is ChatGPT by Open AI, however, Google, Meta and Microsoft have developed similar. The emergence of this technology brought to my mind some initial potential uses including generating improvisation topics, creating tongue twisters and writing short monologues. Now I regularly delve into more advanced applications.