This research investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) intersects with human creativity and aesthetic judgment in the practice and reception of AI-generated art. Framing AI art as a socio-technical phenomenon, the study examines how cultural value and creative agency are negotiated between artists, machines, and audiences. Drawing on Margaret Boden’s typology of computational creativity—combinational, exploratory, and transformational—the research analyzes how these modes are expressed or challenged in contemporary AI art practices. Phenomenological methodology is drawn from discourse analysis with practicing AI artists, along with close readings of selected artworks, to explore how creators conceptualize authorship, intention, and innovation in collaboration with algorithmic systems. The research also engages with Simone Natale and Leah Henrickson’s concept of the "Lovelace Effect," shifting the analytical focus from ontological debates about intelligent agent to the interpretive role of human perception in recognizing creativity. Additionally, the concept of Aura, as theorized by Walter Benjamin, is revisited to assess how computational creativity and intelligent agent's authorship impact the uniqueness and authenticity traditionally associated with artistic works. By integrating these contemporary theoretical perspectives, the study proposes a new framework for comprehending AI art not as a byproduct of technological novelty, but as a situated cultural expression that redefines authorship, value, and aesthetic experience in the age of intelligent systems.

Authors:
Chih-Yung Aaron Chiu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

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Last updated: 2023-02-23 23:45:00

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