Generative AI and Creative Work: Narratives, Values, and Impacts

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03940v1
• Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:26:56 GMT
• Title: Generative AI and Creative Work: Narratives, Values, and Impacts
• Authors: Baptiste Caramiaux, Kate Crawford, Q. Vera Liao, Gonzalo Ramos, Jenny Williams,
• Abstract summary: We review online media outlets and analyze the dominant narratives around AI's impact on creative work that they convey. We find that the discourse promotes creativity freed from its material realisation through human labor. This discourse tends to correspond to the dominant techno-positivist vision and to assert power over the creative economy and culture.
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• Abstract: Generative AI has gained a significant foothold in the creative and artistic sectors. In this context, the concept of creative work is influenced by discourses originating from technological stakeholders and mainstream media. The framing of narratives surrounding creativity and artistic production not only reflects a particular vision of culture but also actively contributes to shaping it. In this article, we review online media outlets and analyze the dominant narratives around AI's impact on creative work that they convey. We found that the discourse promotes creativity freed from its material realisation through human labor. The separation of the idea from its material conditions is achieved by automation, which is the driving force behind productive efficiency assessed as the reduction of time taken to produce. And the withdrawal of the skills typically required in the execution of the creative process is seen as a means for democratising creativity. This discourse tends to correspond to the dominant techno-positivist vision and to assert power over the creative economy and culture.

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