The thesis deals with the question of artificial intelligence and its ability to generate literary works. It first introduces the field of artificial intelligence, defines important terms, and addresses common dilemmas within the research field. Using the presented theoretical framework, it then examines the functioning of artificial intelligence in the realm of art and, more specifically, literature. It explores questions of authorship and copyright, "moral panic," and the creativity of artificial intelligence. All of this is then combined in the analysis of two novels: Jack Kerouac's On the Road and 1 The Road, written by artificial intelligence based on Kerouac's novel. Through narratological analysis of the works, it seeks to answer the question of whether artificial intelligence is capable of generating literary works of equal quality to those produced by humans. The thesis examines the use of language, the structure of the story, and its coherence, where artificial intelligence seems to encounter the most difficulties. In conclusion, it appears that, at least for now, the answer to whether artificial intelligence can surpass Kerouac is negative. In the field of artificial intelligence literature, there are too many challenges related to coherence, stemming from a lack of understanding of narrative structure, as well as the method of language generation based on statistical associations.
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