Can artificial intelligence make art? Folk intuitions as to whether ai-driven robots can be viewed as artists and produce art
ENIn two experiments (total N = 693), we explored whether people are willing to consider paintings made by AI-driven robots as art, and robots as artists. Across the two experiments, we manipulated three factors: (i) agent type (AI-driven robot vs. human agent), (ii) behavior type (intentional creation of a painting vs. accidental creation), and (iii) object type (abstract vs. representational painting). We found that people judge robot paintings and human paintings as art to roughly the same extent. However, people are much less willing to consider robots as artists than humans, which is partially explained by the fact that they are less disposed to attribute artistic intentions to robots. CCS Concepts: Human-centered computing; Human computer interaction (HCI); Empirical studies in HCI; Applied computing; Arts and humanities; Fine arts; Computing methodologies; Artificial intelligence; Philosophical/theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence; Cognitive science; Additional Key Words and Phrases: Artificial intelligence, creativity, aesthetics, AI art, mental states.
