The impact of artificial intelligence on the creative process and the role of the artist

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a creative collaborator in the context of interactive digital art. Through the development of a realtime generative installation, the project explores how AI can engage with human presence to produce evolving visual outcomes. The work challenges traditional ideas of authorship and creativity by distributing agency between artist, audience, and machine. Using a practice-led research approach, the project combines theoretical perspectives with hands-on experimentation, drawing from fields such as post-humanism, cybernetic art, and contemporary AI aesthetics. The resulting installation invites participants into a co-creative process where bodily movement influences visual transformation. This research contributes to ongoing dialogues in creative AI, offering perspectives on interaction, agency, and the role of emerging technologies in contemporary art.