Despite being designed to be inherently human and social, Frankenstories has won an AI assessment grant from MIT Solve, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Featured in the March issue of INTERFACE, the creative writing game challenges students to stitch a story together from an initial idea.

One of only seven winners worldwide, the solution seeks to use large language models (LLMs) to provide teacher-facing formative feedback on the writing students create within Frankenstories. 

“Many teachers struggle with student motivation and engagement in writing,” said Co-Founder Andrew Duval. “With Frankenstories, we avoided the ‘AI edtech land rush’ that kicked off with the launch of ChatGPT and focused on social learning, making students want to write through a collaborative, creative, and continually surprising game. This collaborative play completely sidesteps AI.

“Students love playing Frankenstories but teachers need to know what kind of effect the game is having. Careful use of AI means we can show trends in quality, clarity, and collaboration, so teachers can figure out the best way to use Frankenstories in their class. Winning this grant will go a long way to helping make this a reality for our small team.”

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INTERFACE October 2024