Thoughts on the"Author"problem of generative artificial intelligence——From Roland Barthes'perspective on authorship
The development of generative artificial intelligence poses new challenges to the existing copyright legal system,and there is an urgent need to re-examine the"author"problem of generative artificial intelligence from the perspective of humanity.Roland Barthes is a representative figure of modern author theory.In his works published in different periods,he realized the theoretical changes from"The Author's'Absence'"to"The Author is Dead",and then"The Author's'Return'".Roland Barthes'author view is of great enlightening significance for thinking on the"Author"problem of generative artificial intelligence.Although generative artificial intelligence has the appearance of author,it should not be recognized as"Author"at the subject level.In the future,the development of generative artificial intelligence should be people-oriented,integrate multi-disciplinary perspectives,promote brain-like artificial intelligence research,consider including the generated content of artificial intelligence into the public domain,actively explore the way to build a harmonious coexistence of human-machine,and guide science and technology towards goodness.