Perceptions of Creativity and
Authorship in AI-Generated Literature Among Indian Young
Adults
Palak Thakur
ABSTRACT
AI is changing how literature
is written, read, shared, and judged by making it possible to create
poetry, fiction, blogs, scripts, essays, and other forms of writing
within seconds. This paper examines the perceptions of Indian young
adults regarding creativity and authorship in AI-generated
literature. The study also explores whether AI-generated literary
works are perceived as original, authentic, emotionally resonant,
and ethical. A qualitative exploratory research approach was adopted
among Indian young adults aged 18–25 years using open-ended
questions. The responses were analyzed using thematic analysis to
identify recurring concepts and underlying meanings. The findings
suggest that participants generally accept AI-generated literature
as a useful writing tool for idea generation, language development,
editing, and content creation. However, they distinguish technical
creativity from human creativity, which they associate with emotion,
intent, memory, culture, and personal experience. Participants also
report that authorship becomes unclear when AI is used in writing,
raising concerns regarding ownership, responsibility, copyright,
plagiarism, academic integrity, and disclosure. Overall, the
findings indicate that AI is changing how literature is created and
authored, but it is not a replacement for human creativity. Indian
young adults view AI as a writing support tool while maintaining
that humans provide the intent, emotion, judgment, and ethical
reasoning necessary for writing.
Keywords: AI-generated literature, creativity, authorship, Indian
young adults, thematic analysis.
