AI and the Cluster Account of Art

Helliwell, Alice C (2024) AI and the Cluster Account of Art. In: Wittgenstein and AI: Value and Governance. Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein . Anthem Press, London. ISBN 9781839991394

Abstract

Is AI art really art? This question has been the subject of much public discussion and is one that philosophical aesthetics should be well-placed to address. Unfortunately, there is no clear consensus within the discipline on how to tackle key definitional questions such as this. In the case of AI, we can add to this the unique challenge of works not made by humans. In this chapter, I argue for the utility of a Wittgensteinian approach to the question of whether AI art is art. This typically repudiates the need to provide necessary and sufficient conditions, when addressing the topic of AI art. Using Gaut’s cluster account, I show that AI art can indeed count as art. I also demonstrate that the cluster account of art is particularly useful for thinking about art made by AI.

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Official URL:	https://anthempress.com/anthem-studies-in-wittgens...
Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	AI, Wittgenstein, Artificial Intelligence, Art, cluster account, Aesthetics, philosophy
Disciplines:	Humanities > Philosophy
Depositing User:	Alice Helliwell
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2024 14:17
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2024 09:05
URI:	https://nul.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/2192

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