Key points
- Cui uses existentialist philosophy (Sartre, Camus, Heidegger) to examine AI's effect on artistic freedom and meaning.
- It argues AI-generated work gains efficiency but lacks the personal emotion and lived experience of a human creator.
- It advocates a symbiotic relationship in which AI assists rather than overshadows the artist's own expression.
Summary
Cui reflects on AI and art-making through an existentialist lens, drawing on Sartre, Camus, and Heidegger to argue that creators must preserve individual meaning and authorship in a technology-driven environment. It acknowledges AI's gains in creative efficiency while holding that over-reliance risks alienating and homogenising artistic work, and calls for a balance in which AI enhances rather than replaces the artist's unique expression. The discussion is about art creation in general rather than animation specifically.
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Source
Source: Cultura: International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology ↗ (Research)
Cite this item
Minghao Cui (2024). ‘Seeking Individuality in a Technology-Driven World: A Critical Reflection on AI and Art Creation from an Existentialist Perspective’, Cultura: International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology. Available at: https://culturajournal.com/submissions/index.php/ijpca/article/download/1171/1450
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