An Essay on Digital Storytelling in the Art of Refik Anadol

In this article, digital storytelling will be interpreted through the works of Refik Anadol, which are mainly "Machine Hallucination" (2019), Machine Memories (2021) and other works when necessary, in which he transforms machine learning into stories with algorithms, by relating it to technological determinism and Marshall McLuhan's motto "the medium is the message". As a philosophical essay on generative art, the article will analyze Refik Anadol's art in the context of concepts such as digital culture, digital storytelling, generative art, artificial intelligence and its aesthetics, technological sublime, technological determinism, using a qualitative method based on descriptive narration through the mentioned works. © 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.