Recent studies show viewers prefer computer-generated art when they think it's created by humans. Shirley M. Mueller explores what drives the bias against AI-generated artworks.
Art created by artificial intelligence (AI) is currently featured at the 2024 Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial in New York City. The exhibition, “Even Better Than the Real Thing” (March 20 through August 11), showcases AI in its first display and later in the exhibit. More AI-produced work is exhibited in the museum, but not part of the Biennial.
Any art featured at the Biennial is, by definition, new and cutting-edge. The committee’s choice of featuring AI puts AI where it belongs—new, exciting, novel, and, for many, uncertain. This is because the rapid advancements in AI have sparked a debate about whether it can replace human creativity in the arts. Critics argue that the essence of human creativity is irreplaceable by machines, emphasizing the importance of human experience in artistic creation.
Recently, this conundrum has been studied scientifically by Lucas Bellaiche and colleagues (July 2023). Their paper is titled “Humans versus AI: Whether and Why We Prefer Human-Created Compared to AI-Created Artwork.” Bellaiche and colleagues explored whether there is a preference for human-created over AI-created art and the underlying reasons for such preferences...Keep reading on Psychology Today.
Art created by artificial intelligence (AI) is currently featured at the 2024 Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial in New York City. The exhibition, “Even Better Than the Real Thing” (March 20 through August 11), showcases AI in its first display and later in the exhibit. More AI-produced work is exhibited in the museum, but not part of the Biennial.
Any art featured at the Biennial is, by definition, new and cutting-edge. The committee’s choice of featuring AI puts AI where it belongs—new, exciting, novel, and, for many, uncertain. This is because the rapid advancements in AI have sparked a debate about whether it can replace human creativity in the arts. Critics argue that the essence of human creativity is irreplaceable by machines, emphasizing the importance of human experience in artistic creation.
Recently, this conundrum has been studied scientifically by Lucas Bellaiche and colleagues (July 2023). Their paper is titled “Humans versus AI: Whether and Why We Prefer Human-Created Compared to AI-Created Artwork.” Bellaiche and colleagues explored whether there is a preference for human-created over AI-created art and the underlying reasons for such preferences...Keep reading on Psychology Today.