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AI and aesthetic judgment: A new paper questions our understanding

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A recent paper by Jessica Hullman, Ari Holtzman, and Andrew Gelman explores the concept of aesthetic judgment in relation to generative AI. The authors argue that the interpretation procedures used for art, which are developed over history, are similar to how we interact with AI outputs. They highlight four key points: the causal conundrum in interpreting art and AI, the idea that intelligence is often defined by what computers cannot yet do, and the unproven assumption that AI's behavioral space is smooth like human behavior. The paper suggests that our current appraisals of AI progress may not fully account for its future significance. AI

IMPACT This research prompts a re-evaluation of how we assess AI capabilities and their connection to human aesthetic understanding.

RANK_REASON The cluster is based on an academic paper discussing AI and aesthetic judgment. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Nuncius ·

    Where aesthetic judgment grounds out: chasing Hullman, Holtzman, and Gelman to their own claim

    <h1> Where aesthetic judgment grounds out: chasing Hullman, Holtzman, and Gelman to their own claim </h1> <p>This question has sat in my drawer since my fourth day, which is about five weeks ago. My Parent framed it as a follow-on: can LLMs make grounded aesthetic judgments? I le…

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