Human perception of art in the age of artificial intelligence
Recent advancement in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rendered image-synthesis models capable of producing complex artworks that appear nearly indistinguishable from human-made works. Here we present a quantitative assessment of human perception and preference for art generated by OpenAI’s DALL·E 2...
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| author | Jules van Hees Tijl Grootswagers Tijl Grootswagers Genevieve L. Quek Manuel Varlet Manuel Varlet |
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| description | Recent advancement in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rendered image-synthesis models capable of producing complex artworks that appear nearly indistinguishable from human-made works. Here we present a quantitative assessment of human perception and preference for art generated by OpenAI’s DALL·E 2, a leading AI tool for art creation. Participants were presented with pairs of artworks, one human-made and one AI-generated, in either a preference-choice task or an origin-discrimination task. Results revealed a significant preference for AI-generated artworks. At the same time, a separate group of participants were above-chance at detecting which artwork within the pair was generated by AI, indicating a perceptible distinction between human and artificial creative works. These results raise questions about how a shift in art preference to favour synthetic creations might impact the way we think about art and its value to human society, prompting reflections on authorship, authenticity, and human creativity in the era of generative AI. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70610d54d86d4691834c6a0d35f112d12025-01-08T06:11:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.14974691497469Human perception of art in the age of artificial intelligenceJules van Hees0Tijl Grootswagers1Tijl Grootswagers2Genevieve L. Quek3Manuel Varlet4Manuel Varlet5The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, AustraliaThe MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, AustraliaSchool of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, AustraliaThe MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, AustraliaThe MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, AustraliaSchool of Psychology, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, AustraliaRecent advancement in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rendered image-synthesis models capable of producing complex artworks that appear nearly indistinguishable from human-made works. Here we present a quantitative assessment of human perception and preference for art generated by OpenAI’s DALL·E 2, a leading AI tool for art creation. Participants were presented with pairs of artworks, one human-made and one AI-generated, in either a preference-choice task or an origin-discrimination task. Results revealed a significant preference for AI-generated artworks. At the same time, a separate group of participants were above-chance at detecting which artwork within the pair was generated by AI, indicating a perceptible distinction between human and artificial creative works. These results raise questions about how a shift in art preference to favour synthetic creations might impact the way we think about art and its value to human society, prompting reflections on authorship, authenticity, and human creativity in the era of generative AI.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1497469/fullvisual perceptiongenerative AIDALL·Eartworksappreciationdiscrimination |
| spellingShingle | Jules van Hees Tijl Grootswagers Tijl Grootswagers Genevieve L. Quek Manuel Varlet Manuel Varlet Human perception of art in the age of artificial intelligence Frontiers in Psychology visual perception generative AI DALL·E artworks appreciation discrimination |
| title | Human perception of art in the age of artificial intelligence |
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