ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CONCERNS ABOUT ‘TRUE’ ART. Remarks on why human art is overrated and AI-made art unjustifiably undervalued

Abstract

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has recently provoked anxiety among many professional groups, including artists, art critics and curators. The sale of AI-made objects at art auctions and art prizes awarded to computer-generated images have undermined many beliefs about art that exist both in the art community and among the general public. It seems, however, that the fear of AI is a result of wishful thinking about artistic creation and its characteristics. Referring to the categories of originality, professionalism, empathy and ‘black boxes’, this article argues that AI is devalued for the same features we find in the works of humans and art created by humans is overrated for features we can also find in the work of AI.