A.I.-Generated Artwork, especially following the rise of popularity and capabilities of relevant technology circa The New '20s, has become a tool used by creators to develop content for various works across all media. This can range from visuals, to scripts, to audio, usually generated digitally from algorithmic models sourcing from large databases of preexisting information.

Notice of definitions: This covers use cases of "generative A.I.", which typically refers to neural networks trained on large datasets of existing text, images, audio, and other media to learn statistical patterns and structures, enabling them to generate new content in the style of their training data. Exactly how much a work uses generative A.I., whether merely as a supplement for creating content, or serving as the entire basis for the work, varies heavily.

The use of A.I. or advanced computer algorithms as part of the creative process usually does not alone constitute "generative A.I." or "A.I. art". Visual and audio programs that use complex digital algorithms to optimize the creation process have existed and have been regularly used by artists for decades before popular "generative A.I." programs emerged in the early 2020s — the most popular form of implementation being CGI. Many digital programs, including interactive Video Games, also regularly use Artificial Intelligence to expand their intended experiences to make them feel more responsive and adaptive, most commonly to power non-player entities, but also for things like Procedural Generation to automate the creation of environments and level design. None of these are considered or marketed as part of the more recent "A.I. art boom" due to their use as more a supplemental tool to assist in the design and crafting of a work, whereas the use, and often goal, of generative A.I. is to synthesize content "from scratch".

Speculative examples are not allowed. Examples of discussion about generative A.I./A.I. art by works that themselves are not based around using either as part of their intended experience (such as editorials or video essays) also do not belong here — this is simply a page to document the use of generative A.I. as a means by creators to complement the intended experience of their work as media.

For more information on how generative A.I. works, see our Media Notes pages on A.I.-Generated Artwork and ChatGPT.

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