Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: With the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), many tasks in the art field are transformed. A critical question emerges: how do artists perceive this change? This study investigates the perceptions of digital artists in the entertainment industry towards AI-generated art. Through twenty-two in-depth interviews, we find that artists considered AI art unethical. In addition, artists questioned the agency and the lack of human expression behind AI art. Furthermore, the creative process is a point of contention. Unlike traditional art forms, AI art offered them little control or room for experimentation. Artists could not iterate or make incremental changes. Regarding the final AI art output, although the digital artists were impressed with its aesthetics, they found AI art soulless. The study has important implications for the emerging research on AI art.
Source: First Monday
Authors: Lixuan Zhang, Katelyn Wilson, Clinton Amos
Institutions: Weber State University, Carnegie Mellon University
Language: English
Topic: Art, Technology, and Culture
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409327237