“Let’s say a computer and a person are going to write a story together about a family conversation at a restaurant. The story could go in a typical fashion or veer wildly into novel territory," said Magerko. "The computer won’t do well unless it has been programmed with all of the pieces of knowledge that the story could possibly contain.

“However, if it can learn that knowledge from people and prior experiences, its improvisation can become somewhat consistent and accurate and the AI learning new story content (or dance moves) becomes part of the user experience.”