NARRATIVE ALGORITHMS AND SUBJECT FORMATION: A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY INTO STUDENT STORYTELLING IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TL;DR
It is argued that AI does not eliminate subjectivity but transforms its mode of emergence, shifting it toward hybrid and relational forms.
Abstract
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into educational environments has transformed not only instructional practices but also the conditions under which subjectivity is formed. This article offers a philosophical reflection on student storytelling in the age of AI, examining how narrative algorithms influence processes of subject formation. Drawing on the philosophical tradition that understands narrative as a key mode of self-constitution, the study conceptualizes storytelling as a space where learners construct identity, agency, and moral positioning. The paper then analyzes the algorithm as a form of meaning-structuring, emphasizing mechanisms of algorithmic selection and digital mediation that shape available narrative patterns. In AI-assisted writing practices, student storytelling increasingly emerges as a form of human-machine co-authorship, resulting in a redistribution of agency between learner and system. While such collaboration may expand expressive possibilities, it also introduces risks, including the standardization of identity and the subtle normalization of culturally dominant narrative templates. The article argues that AI does not eliminate subjectivity but transforms its mode of emergence, shifting it toward hybrid and relational forms. The conclusion outlines directions for future empirical research aimed at examining how students negotiate authorship, responsibility, and ethical self-understanding within AI-mediated educational contexts.