“Art based on artificial intelligence has not destroyed the idea of the artist. It has simply made it impossible to pretend that the artist was ever a solitary genius working in isolation”
In the article “Who Can Be an Artist?”, written for the AI4CREATIVITY project, Ivy Wei (UK) analyses three high-profile cases – Obvious, Jason Allen and Botto – raising questions about contemporary authorship. Where do the key moments of the creative process lie today? Whose contribution is recognised, and who remains invisible? Who actually makes the decisions: a human, a system, or perhaps a hybrid of the two? And is style still being discovered, or is it rather being shaped towards what is predictable and ‘works’ well?
Creation has never been as accessible as it is today. AI-based tools enable the generation of images, text and sound in a matter of seconds – often at a level that, until recently, required years of practice. This fundamentally changes the rules of the game, but it does not eliminate the human role.
Because art is not just about the end result. It is about decisions, context, intention and responsibility for the message. AI can generate a form, but it does not carry the experience behind it. It will not ask the question ‘why’ unless someone formulates it first.
In this sense, the artist’s role does not disappear, but becomes more demanding. An artist is someone who consciously sets the direction, selects possibilities and assigns meaning.
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Link: https://ai4creativity.eu/who-gets-to-be-the-artist/
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