AI Narrative Modeling: How Machines’ Intelligence Reproduces Archetypal Storytelling

Abstract

This study examines how large language models reproduce Jungian archetypal patterns in storytelling. Results indicate that AI excels at replicating structured, goal-oriented archetypes (Hero, Wise Old Man), but it struggles with psychologically complex and ambiguous narratives (Shadow, Trickster). Expert evaluations confirmed these patterns, rating AI higher on narrative coherence and thematic alignment than on emotional depth and creative originality.