[De]generative images

teaching visual arts and graphic design in the face of artificial intelligence

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36704/sciaseducomtec.v5i2.7896

Keywords:

Artificial intelligence, Generative images, Visual arts, Graphic design

Abstract

This study presents a critical reflection on the use of images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in the teaching of visual arts and graphic design. At the outset, we situate prominent ethical issues around AI in general, and specify some technical elements of generative images by algorithms. Next, we discuss the direct implications of the use of AI in the training of artists and designers, particularly considering the false promise of the democratization of creative activity, the automation of biases and prejudices, and the intensification of labor exploitation processes. Finally, we point out that the alienation of the creative act operated by AI brings with it ethical, political and social consequences that need to be discussed in the classroom, against the grain of a market that remains unregulated and increasingly precarious.

Author Biographies

Marcos N. Beccari, Universidade Federal do Paraná

PhD in Education from USP. Adjunct Professor of the Dept. of Design at UFPR and a collaborating professor at the Graduate Program in Education at USP.

Leonardo Marques Kussler, State University of Rio Grande do Sul

PhD in Philosophy from Unisinos. Visiting Professor at the Graduate Program in Education at UERGS, where he performs a postdoctoral internship. Affiliated to the ANPOF Hermeneutic Philosophy WG and member of the Hans-Georg Gadamer Research Society of Japan.

João Victor Diehl de Oliveira, Federal University of Paraná

Bachelor's student in Graphic Design at UFPR.

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Published

2023-12-29

How to Cite

N. Beccari, M., Marques Kussler, L., & Diehl de Oliveira, J. V. (2023). [De]generative images: teaching visual arts and graphic design in the face of artificial intelligence. SCIAS - Educação, Comunicação E Tecnologia, 5(2), 124–141. https://doi.org/10.36704/sciaseducomtec.v5i2.7896