Artists and AI: Creative Interactions and Tensions

Abstract

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have enabled new forms of artwork production. Artists engaged with AI have developed individual practices within their field. In this paper, we present a qualitative study to explore the tensions that arise in this new practice. We conducted and analysed 10 interviews with artists who work creatively with AI. We broaden the scope of attention beyond only the mechanisms of user-AI interaction to consider the personal, inter-personal, practical and ethical tensions for participants. We uncover how participants manage aspects such as expectation, reception and criticism.