Creative Agency and Ethical Boundaries: A Documentary Analysis of AI in the Creative Industries

Abstract

Background and Aims: This study aims to provide an overview of the creative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) within creative industries. Our scope encompasses the early demonstrations of AI's creative capabilities in the 90s, when prevailing thought maintained that AI could only explore creativity passively, rather than actively contributing to it. By "active contribution," we refer to an AI's capacity to generate its creative output. The technological evolution has led to an era where AI-generated multimedia creation has become both viable and valuable, exemplified by Runway’s Gen-4, which allows users to edit short video sequences through text and image inputs alone. This technology offers valuable opportunities for creative professionals but also raises ethical and legal concerns, particularly regarding bias and its potential to limit human creativity, thus reinforcing the importance of preserving human agency in the creative process. Methodology: This research employs a documentary and interdisciplinary methodology, integrating literature, human sciences, computer science, and evolving definitions of creativity to explore the creative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) within the creative industries. While acknowledging limitations due to reliance on publicly available materials, this approach provides a robust foundation for understanding generative AI's creative capabilities, considering factors such as data diversity, ethical oversight, and human collaboration. Results: This documentary and interdisciplinary research observe and examine GAI (Generative artificial intelligence) creative potential in the arts. Even though this research is non-exhaustive due to the selection of research and academic papers, it emphasized significant details on bias, authorship, and ethics, advocating for human oversight and governance. While AI can enhance creativity, it cannot replicate the cultural and emotional essence of human artistry. Conclusion: This research underscores the need to rethink creativity in the era of generative artificial intelligence, as traditional definitions overlook diverse and evolving forms of expression. Despite their coherence, AI models lack emotion, intuition, and genuine creative agency.

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