In the eye of the beholder

On the left, an example of the visual imagination task the participants and AI models undertook: from these shapes they had to create a new image, with more or less elaborate instructions in the case of the AI. On the right, the resulting images in the four categories analysed (visual artists, non-artists, human-inspired AI and self-guided AI). The drawings are arranged in order of their creativity ratings (from 1 to 5), from lowest to highest. Credit: University of Barcelona Examples of drawings from each category, with the scores they received from humans, independent AI and the human-guided AI. Credit: University of Barcelona

A group of people and two AI systems were responsible for assessing the degree of creativity of the drawings according to five criteria: liking (i.e. to what extent they liked the drawing), vividness, originality, aesthetics and curiosity. In all cases, the results were clear and unequivocal: the visual artists received the highest score (most creative), followed by the general population, the human-guided AI model, and, by a wide margin disadvantage, the unguided AI model.

Interesting study regarding creativity and it's connect to AI. This is SOOOOO subjective because the eye of the beholder remains forever subjective and varied to the max. As a creative guy, the work I do is, on the tech side, realistic but abstract in concept. In painting, it's abstract so in looking at the end result of these entities creating work using the line sets on the left to apply to the art on the right, just about all of the art works for me as the pieces flow. They aren't stiff and many of the examples shown are whimsical and fun in feeling. 

Waiting for Melissa - Acrylic 1974

Examples of drawings from each category, with the scores they received from humans, independent AI
and the human-guided AI. Credit: University of Barcelona

The same opinion from yours truly applies to this set as well. Not trying to get off the hook but rather just expressing my view because the notion of what constitutes art always remains in the eye of the beholder ... forever. :)