The human and the unexpected are missing from artificial intelligence (AI) – among others, this was discussed at a club discussion by the Media Myths, who deal with the relationship between technology and art, according to the communication directorate of the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) on Friday.
The relationship between AI and art was discussed from an artistic, legal and social science point of view at the sixth event of the NMHH’s Institute of Media Studies’ discussion series on February 27. The host of the event was Petra Aczél, head of research at the Institute of Media Studies, professor at the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts.
“Creativity has been redefined with the advent of AI, and as a result the entire creative sector is undergoing a major transformation” – said artist Ágoston Nagy, assistant professor at MOME, at the event.
Media artist Dávid Sauder, who sells his works made using AI through galleries, reported that he considers artificial intelligence a creative partner and aims to create a new form language.
“The greatest innovation of AI is that it is possible to communicate with the machine in human language,” explained Ágnes Veszelszki, associate professor of the National University of Public Service and deputy head of research at the Institute of Media Studies, explaining the essence of prompting, i.e. instructing the machine.
“Imagists must learn to use the language as precisely as possible in order for the program to produce the result they envisioned. You have to translate something into natural language that will later become a visual,” he added.
“If everyone can be a creator, then who is an artist? What is artificial intelligence: the artist’s canvas, paint, brush – in fact, the artist himself?” Petra Aczél asked the participants of the discussion.
It brings with it many legal problems if artificial intelligence appears as a co-author in connection with a work, noted lawyer Anett Pogácsás, habilitated associate professor at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. He added that lawyers have been dealing with MI legal issues since the seventies. At the same time, the European Union’s artificial intelligence regulation, the AI Act, is only on the decision-makers’ table, while the practical use of AI is already “rumbling”.
Ágnes Veszelszki spoke about the criticism leveled against the works created by MI, according to which these works lack the human, the unexpected, the surprising and the physical experience.
The participants of the discussion also voiced the hope that, instead of taking away the work of artists, the MI can even appreciate the works created by real people and raise the human contribution to a new level, says the statement of the NMHH’s communications directorate.
MTI
