The Rise of Metacreativity: AI Aesthetics After Remix

This book explores the effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning in culture, combining history and theory in art and media to examine the implications of delegating parts of the creative process to AI. It provides a rich historical and theoretical context that critically reflects on and questions the implications of AI in creative production, considering how much of postproduction and remix aesthetics in art and media preceded the current rise of metacreativity. It also provides a thorough evaluation of the creative application of systematic approaches to art and media production and their wider role in creative production across culture and society.

Format: Hardback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 18 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a groundbreaking exploration of the effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning on culture, combining history and theory in art and media to examine their impact. It delves into the complex relationship between authorship, originality, and creativity in the age of AI and machine learning, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding these phenomena.

Navas draws on a wide range of historical and theoretical perspectives from the arts, humanities, and social sciences to provide a rich historical and theoretical context that critically reflects on and questions the implications of AI and machine learning in creative production. The book explores how much of the postproduction and remix aesthetics in art and media preceded the current rise of metacreativity in relation to AI and machine learning, and examines contemporary questions on aesthetics.

Furthermore, the book provides a thorough evaluation of the creative application of systematic approaches to art and media production, and how this in effect percolates across disciplines including art, design, communication, as well as other fields in the humanities and social sciences.

This book is an essential read for students and scholars interested in understanding the increasing role of AI and machine learning in contemporary art and media, and their wider role in creative production across culture and society. It offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics between human creativity, technology, and cultural change, and will be of great interest to anyone seeking to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of art and media in the 21st century.

Weight: 680g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367758820