2024/09/17 by Samee Arif, Arif, Samee, Arif, Taimoor +8 · 1 citation
Computer Science · #Artificial Intelligence in Games #Computation and Language (cs.CL) #FOS: Computer and information sciences
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2409.11261
openalex publication_date 2024/09/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This paper introduces Kahaani, a multimodal, co-creative storytelling system that leverages Generative Artificial Intelligence, designed for children to address the challenge of sustaining engagement to foster educational narrative experiences. Here we define co-creative as a collaborative creative process in which both the child and Kahaani contribute to the generation of the story. The system combines Large Language Model (LLM), Text-to-Speech (TTS), Text-to-Music (TTM), and Text-to-Video (TTV) generation to produce a rich, immersive, and accessible storytelling experience. The system grounds the co-creation process in two classical storytelling framework, Freytag's Pyramid and Propp's Narrative Functions. The main goals of Kahaani are: (1) to help children improve their English skills, (2) to teach important life lessons through story morals, and (3) to help them understand how stories are structured, all in a fun and engaging way. We present evaluations for each AI component used, along with a user study involving three parent-child pairs to assess the overall experience and educational value of the system.