Rational Beauty in Computational Aesthetics

Youheng Zhang

Abstract

Given AI's growing importance, it has always been a hot topic in academic circles, with the main opposing views consisting of positive and negative sides. However, the debate on "unique human creativity," such as art, will be particularly heated. Some believe that AI will usher in a new art genre and a new way of creating, while others believe that AI's works of art will never be able to compete with those of humans. In this study, the artistic creation and evaluation of AI in computational aesthetics will be analyzed and discussed, but the discussion will not be limited to computational aesthetics alone. The creative creation analysis of AI can be traced back to the summit of beauty itself to express support for computational aesthetics and AI artistic creation.


10.22178/pos.91-12


Keywords


computational aesthetics; artificial intelligence aesthetics; aesthetic judgment; rational beauty; sensus communis

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