Abstract
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Media arts, Arts journal, EE Journal, AI persona, AI artist, prompt engineering, Ethics, Human-AI collaboration, AI impact, Content generation
This paper explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the arts, exemplified through the creation of the “Art After AI” issue of the Experimental and Emerging Art journal. It examines the transformative impact of AI on electronic arts and the broader artistic community, addressing the polarized debate surrounding AI’s role in art. Utilizing AI platforms like ChatGPT and MidJourney, the paper discusses the production of an entire magazine using AI, highlighting the emerging practice of prompt engineering. The methodology involves the generation of AI content, including fictional personas and narratives, and the critical editorial process of refining and curating AI-generated material. The paper reflects on the challenges of distinguishing between AI-generated and human-made content, raising questions about authorship, originality, and ethical considerations in creative production. It concludes by emphasizing AI’s role as an augmentative tool in the creative process, advocating for a hands-on approach to understanding and leveraging AI’s potential in the arts. The future of AI in art is viewed as a collaborative venture that enriches the creative landscape, underscoring the importance of prompt engineering and active engagement with AI technologies.
- Stahl Stenslie (NO) is an artist, curator, and researcher specializing in experimental art, embodied experiences, and disruptive technologies. His research and practice focus on the art of the recently possible – such as panhaptic communication, somatic sound, and holophonic soundspaces; disruptive design for emerging technologies. He has been exhibiting and lecturing at major international events (ISEA, DEAF, Ars Electronica, SIGGRAPH) and moderated symposiums like Ars Electronica (Next Sex), ArcArt and Oslo Lux. As a publisher, he is the editor of EE – Experimental Emerging Art magazine (eejournal.no); he has written numerous scientific articles and co-founded The Journal of Somaesthetics (somaesthetics.aau.dk). His PhD on Touch and Technologies (virtualtouch.wordpress.com) Former professor in new media at The Academy of Media Arts, Cologne; The Oslo National Academy of The Arts; Aalborg University (DK). Currently head of R&D at Arts for Young Audiences Norway (kulturtanken.no).
- Zane Cerpina (LV/NO) is an interdisciplinary female author, curator, artist, and designer. Cerpina lives in Oslo and currently works as a project manager/curator at TEKS (Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre) and editor at EE: Experimental Emerging Art Journal. From 2015 to 2019 she worked as a creative manager at PNEK (Production Network for Electronic Art, Norway). Cerpina is the author of The Anthropocene Cookbook: Recipes and Opportunities for Future Catastrophes (MIT Press, 2022), co-written with Stahl Stenslier. Her extensive body of work also includes curating and producing Meta.Morf 2024: [up]Loaded Bodies; Meta.Morf 2022: Ecophilia; FAEN (Female Artistic Experiments Norway); The Dangerous Futures Conference 2018; Oslo Flaneur Festival 2016, and The Anthropocene Kitchen event series (2016-). Cerpina has initiated and been part of several important archival and research projects such as The Norwegian Media Art Library and is one of the editors for the Book of Electronic Arts Norway