Artwork in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Simulation
Unlike surface image replication in the era of mechanical reproduction,artificial intelligence(AI)gener-ates artwork by simulating human artistic mechanisms.This imitation occurs on three levels:emulation,bionics,and vir-tuality.AI has become an"agent"subject in art creation,which forces us to break away from the"anthropocentrism"of art.Dissimilar to mechanically reproduced art,AI-generated art is intrinsic and capable of recreating aura and emotion.AI art presents three challenges:1)the issue of substitution,where AI may partially replace human artists on intellectual and social levels;2)the issue of trust,where determining authenticity is fundamental to evaluating AI-generated art;3)the issue of virtuality,where intelligent technology may simulate and generate a virtual society.AI art can serve as an ex-periment for the application of intelligent technology.The era of AI simulation introduces a dialectic of control,urging us to consider both the controllable and uncontrollable aspects of AI technology.To resolve the paradox between AI and hu-man relations,AI technology needs to be elevated to the level of art,using art to guide technological development.