@article{THESIS,
      recid = {12106},
      author = {Zhou, Haochun},
      title = {Artists, AI, and the Artistic Process},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2024-06},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {Abstract—This study examines the impact of artificial  intelligence on the artistic processes from the  perspectives of young artists. Through twenty-three  semi-structured interviews with art institute students,  this study contributes to the ongoing discussion  surrounding AI in the creative industry. The study moves  beyond the binary debates surrounding AI’s destruction and  enhancement capabilities, highlighting the needs for an  artists-centric, process-centric form of AI. This study  develops a deeper understanding of the artistic process;  highlights the potential and limitations of AI; discusses  the uncertainty faced by artists; and suggests AI’s future  role in shaping the art industry. The study first  differentiates the artistic process into that of the  conceptualization phase, characterized by its freeform  creativity, and the execution phase, characterized by its  attention to detail and techniques. It then discusses AI’s  limitations with respect to the two phases, and lays out  young artists’ concerns and uncertainties surrounding AI.  Lastly, the study emphasizes the need for AI to adapt to  the artistic process, a necessary change for AI to enhance  artists’ creative endeavors.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/12106},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.12106},
}