Deep Else: A Critical Framework for AI Art
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Poetics
2.1. Creative Agency and Authorship
2.1.1. The Elusive Artist
2.1.2. Performative Aesthetizations
2.1.3. The Uncanny Landscapes
2.1.4. The Mechanical Turkness
2.2. Epistemological Space
2.2.1. Inceptionism
2.2.2. Sampling the Latent Space
2.2.3. GANism
2.3. Spectacularization
2.3.1. Derivative
2.3.2. Large Scale
2.4. Tactical Exploration
2.4.1. Socio-Cultural
2.4.2. Physical and Existential
2.4.3. Political
3. Issues
3.1. Cogency
3.2. Authenticity
3.3. Technocentrism
3.4. Academism
3.4.1. Inflated Speculation
3.4.2. Formal Dryness and Compromised Impact
3.4.3. Representational Discourse
3.5. Ethics
3.6. Broader Concerns
3.6.1. Cultural
3.6.2. Professional
3.6.3. Educational
3.6.4. Proprietary
4. Prospects
4.1. Competences
4.2. Tacticality
4.3. Creativity
4.4. Commitment
4.5. A Critical Framework for AI Art
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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