@article{artificialaesthetics2024, title = {Artificial Aesthetics: Generative AI, Art and Visual Media}, author = {Manovich, L. and Arielli, E.}, year = {2024}, journal = {Manovich and Arielli (open-access book)}, url = {https://manovich.net/content/04-projects/186-artificial-aesthetics/manovich_and_arielli.artificial_aesthetics.all_chapters_final.pdf}, abstract = {Lev Manovich and Emanuele Arielli's Artificial Aesthetics: Generative AI, Art and Visual Media (2024) is the first book-length treatment of the aesthetic and media-theory questions raised by generative AI. Distributed as an open-access PDF, it covers authorship, creativity, aesthetic alignment, and the cultural politics of AI-generated images across nine chapters. Manovich's analysis of who counts as an artist in an era of AI-assisted creation directly addresses questions that arise in animation studio critique and student-facing teaching.}, keywords = {ai-literacy, studio-pedagogy}, note = {AI \& Animation Education Knowledge Base} }