Comparing Emotional Impact: Human vs. AI Artworks

A study examined how individuals perceive art created by artificial intelligence (AI) and humans in terms of emotions and intentions. The results showed that people attributed intentions and emotions to both AI and human creators, but reported stronger emotions when viewing art made by humans. Participants accurately identified the creator of the artwork more often than random guessing, and human-made art received slightly more favorable ratings in terms of beauty and interest. While participants felt emotions for both AI and human-made art, they more frequently ascribed intended emotions to human-made art. The study sheds light on how humans perceive AI-generated artwork but has limitations due to a small sample size and limited complexity of the artworks used.