Artificial Intelligence and the Arts: The AI Robot as a Creative Co-Bot?

ABSTRACT
The contribution by Pamela C. Scorzin discusses the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the arts, focusing on whether AI can be creative or produce art. While AI lacks consciousness and common sense and cannot yet autonomously produce creative art, it can be used as a tool and medium by creatives to design, create, and realize projects. The author also considers the current convergence of robotics and AI, which is giving rise to humanoid robots that can behave like humans and imitate human expressions, interactions, and movements. Human-like robots are now being equipped with AI and incorporating GenAI or ChatGPT. This allows them to understand and respond to conversational cues and generate original outputs in their unique style. Some robot artists showcase their ‘creativity’ live on stage, sparking discussions about the essence of creativity and authorship.