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A study by UNC-Chapel Hill computer scientists has found that artificial intelligence struggles to create complex characters when tasked with writing fiction.
Their analysis revealed that AI-generated characters often lean more heavily on recognizable archetypes and tend to arrive at tidy resolutions by the end of a story. Human writers, by contrast, appeared more comfortable allowing characters to remain unresolved, contradictory or open to interpretation.
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The mystery is missing
A study by UNC-Chapel Hill computer scientists has found that artificial intelligence struggles to create complex characters when tasked with writing fiction.
Their analysis revealed that AI-generated characters often lean more heavily on recognizable archetypes and tend to arrive at tidy resolutions by the end of a story. Human writers, by contrast, appeared more comfortable allowing characters to remain unresolved, contradictory or open to interpretation.
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Evan Calabria ’28 named Hollings Scholar
Rising junior Evan Calabria has been selected for the prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. The award is an initiative of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with the objective of identifying and supporting promising undergraduate students in the oceanic and atmospheric sciences.
Fellows Forum highlights the work of IAH Faculty Fellows
Launched in fall 2025, the IAH Fellows Forum is a speaker series that highlights the work of Faculty Fellows. As part of the programming, Faculty Fellows return to Hyde Hall to deliver a public lecture about their current or ongoing research, as supported by the IAH’s Faculty Fellowship Program.
The mystery is missing
A study by UNC-Chapel Hill computer scientists found that artificial intelligence struggles to create complex characters when tasked with writing fiction.
Tar Heel’s pilot training spans the globe
This summer, Wade Sharp ’28, a public policy major in the College of Arts and Sciences, took to the skies with a Delta Air Lines internship.
A conversation with Logan Scott Mitchell about “Educating for the Virtues of Attention”
This past spring semester, Logan Scott Mitchell (they/them) served as the Graduate Fellow for the Educating for the Virtues of Attention Initiative. At the end of Logan’s time at UNC-Chapel Hill, we asked about their experiences, research and take-aways from deep thinking about the crisis of attention.
Brent Wissick: A legacy in music and humanity
“I hope that students I have taught will continue to find joy and fulfillment in lifelong learning and curiosity,” Wissick said upon his retirement after 44 years as a Carolina music professor.
In the Media
The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids.
Isabella, age 15, is one of an estimated four million children in the United States caring for an adult family member who is sick or disabled or old, according to a 2025 report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving. “Family caregivers are not controversial,” says Elizabeth "Betsy" Olson, a leading researcher on young caregivers and a geography professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “But once you talk about kids being involved, all of a sudden it’s a controversy.”
Read the article at The New York Times Magazine
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First Day of Classes, Fall 2026 semester: Aug. 17
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