Storytelling is in the Creator’s Control with GenAI
Analytics India Magazine (Ankush Das)
Stories have been the lifeblood of human civilisations. From cave paintings to cinema screens to shorts and reels, each era has found new ways to tell them. With the advent of generative AI, imagination is no longer limited by production barriers when it comes to narrating a story.
At Cypher 2025, India’s largest AI conference organised by AIM in Bengaluru, Soumyadeep Mukherjee, co-founder and CTO of Dashverse, delved into reshaping narratives with GenAI.
The age-old practice is being transformed with accessibility and a more immediate output, he said, adding that “the society is built around stories.”
In his view, storytelling has always been intertwined with technology, from the printing press and radio to the internet, and each disruption has made it more widely available. With GenAI, he argued, this accessibility is reaching an entirely new scale.
Storytelling Through Technology
Mukherjee drew parallels between technological leaps and social transformation. He observed that the printing press made stories available to millions, radio and film allowed societies to share emotions, and the internet put creativity into pockets worldwide.
“Democracy would not have been possible without storytelling being distributed,” he noted, adding that broader access to narratives gave individuals a voice in shaping societies.
For him, GenAI represents the next iteration of this journey. The barrier to entry in storytelling is collapsing, enabling anyone with an idea to create compelling narratives.
Imagination is the driving force now, Mukherjee said while showcasing examples of AI-generated films created in just days using his platform.
This immediacy, he argued, reduces the traditional complexity of filmmaking, scripts, budgets, logistics, production schedules and allows creators to focus on ideas.
The team at Dashverse take this a step further by utilising available Gen AI models and fine tuning them for long-form storytelling.
Mukherjee highlighted that compared to the available consumer-facing genAI tools like Google Veo 3, their product focuses on providing consistent character generation.
Imagination Over Constraints
Traditionally, a director might spend years developing a film, juggling departments, budgets, and editing.
With Dashverse, “you saw the first version of your video in 10 minutes of effort… and now you can keep editing scene by scene,” Mukherjee said, highlighting the creative control that storytellers can achieve.
Yet Mukherjee was clear that AI is not the storyteller, humans are.
For him, GenAI’s role is in production, not authorship. He stated that inspiration has always been an integral part of art, enabling artists to learn from others and serving as a crucial element in the creative process. This, he added, allows for more impactful storytelling and the creation of previously impossible narratives.
In a world saturated with content, Mukherjee suggested that what stands out are not just stories, but connections. Infinite supply, he argued, should not dilute creativity but deepen the niches where audiences resonate most. With GenAI, those connections become quicker to build and easier to visualise.
Mukherjee’s reflections at Cypher 2025 offered a reminder that storytelling is less about tools and more about human imagination.
GenAI, in his framing, is not the replacement of creativity but its amplifier. “It is the human’s emotion, it’s the human’s journey, it’s our thought that humans connect with,” he concluded. And in that sense, technology is helping us realise our imagination and vision into promising tales that move humans.
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