AI in Art: A comparative analysis of human and machine-created works in contemporary art exhibitions
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https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI29.6894Keywords:
Human-created art, AI-created art, Emotional resonance, Computational creativityAbstract
This research investigates the comparative comparison of human and AI-created artworks in contemporary art shows. Its goal is to uncover distinctive qualities, analyze critical, public reaction, and measure the influence of AI on art. The key themes include emotional resonance in human-created art, computational creativity in AI-created art, and ethical and philosophical consequences. The findings show that human creativity has emotional depth compared to AI's technical inventiveness, with mixed audience reactions. Art critics emphasize thematic and ethical aspects. It predicts that future art trends will mostly incorporate human-AI collaborations that combine intuition with machine accuracy to develop innovative artistic expressions.
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