Agents, Simulation, and Technology: A Philosophical Interpretation of AI Literary and Artistic Production

Abstract

Reflection on the nature and role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the field of literary and artistic production can contribute to understanding the “subject” issue of AI and clarify the ideological origin of the AI threat theory. First of all, from the perspective of the producers of AI literature and art, AI conforms to the characteristics of modern “agents” and can constitute the “actor-network” in art together with human beings. The emergence of AI has become a technological opportunity to challenge traditional anthropocentrism and subjectcentered thought. Secondly, viewing from the production mode of AI literature and art, art has entered the era of AI simulation, where AI has accelerated the intelligent development of the cultural industry, and the judgment of “true or false” is the basic judgment in AI art. Artificial intelligence has put an end to certain art categories rather than the whole human art, and we should cherish the non-capitalized form of art production. Lastly, AI literary and artistic production reflects the integration of technology into art. AI should be strictly limited to the field of production, which guards against the capital’s control over technology and machinery, prevents the abuse and excessive autonomy of AI technology, and guides the harmonization of technology and art with aesthetic reason.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence (AI) / literary and artistic production / agent / simulation / actor-network

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