深刻影响时代的技术,已然关乎人类对世界与自我之认知的深化问题.从Midjourney、Sora到更近的Genie,人工智能技术向我们呈现出人类与世界进行深层次的,甚至在物理底层的重新展开沟通的可能性.在此意义上,AIGC就绝不局限于"AI generated content"这一定义,而是可以被重新定义为"an impossibly great civilization".据此,我们可以对"人际互动"与"人机互动"做出对勘式反思:在日常生活中,对他人的反应往往是由一系列事件和话语累积所触发的;而在与AI交谈时,人们话语的选择同样决定了AI生成内容的质量和倾向.世界在物理/政治意义上的化成诚然在本体论意义上需要"互动"(interaction),尤其在经由生成式AI所掀起的美学革命中,要点并非定义"美",而是在互相触动中去创造"美".在人与人、人与非人类的不预设界限的创造性合作中,这个世界才有真正的美的可能性.
From Midjourney to Sora:Generative AI and the Aesthetic Revolution
Technologies that profoundly influence an era are deeply intertwined with humanity's understanding of the world and self.From Midjourney to Sora and even closer to Genie,artificial intelligence(AI)technologies present the possibility of a deep,even at the physical substrate,re-engagement between humanity and the world.In this sense,AIGC(AI Generated Content)is not limited to its conventional definition but can be redefined as"an impossibly great civilization."With this perspective,we can critically reflect on"interpersonal interaction"and"human-machine interaction":in daily life,reactions to others are often triggered by a series of events and utterances;similarly,when conversing with AI,the choice of words by individuals determines the quality and tendency of AI-generated content.The world's transformation in physical/political terms undoubtedly necessitates"interaction"in an ontological sense,especially in the aesthetic revolution catalyzed by generative AI,where the focal point lies not in defining"beauty"but in creating"beauty"through mutual engagement.It is through creatively cooperative endeavors without predefined boundaries between humans and non-human entities that true beauty becomes possible in this world.