Can the AI criticize artwork?

The article is devoted to the problem of the possibility of artificial intelligence to act as an instance of art criticism. The relevance of the research is determined by the fact that AI is rapidly developing, gradually getting involved in the quality of analyzing and evaluating an artwork. At the same time, AI, using the technology of “deep learning”, the technical basis of which is constantly being improved, sets the trend of gaining independence from humans. In the future, AI may become an independent critic. The aim of the study is to identify in the increasing role of AI in art criticism. The main research method in this study is philosophical analysis. The scientific novelty consists in investigating the feasibility and legitimacy of AI participation in art criticism, as well as in identifying its philosophical and theoretical premises. The article notes that AI already has a relatively developed ability to analyze works of art. AI is evolving towards understanding its capabilities from initially quantifying works of art to form artistic and aesthetic evaluation in different genres of art: visual arts, music, poetry, etc. This is prompting critics, artists, musicians and poets alike to reflect on the relationship between art and technology and the impact of the latter on the perception of art itself. AI is taking its first steps in the field of art criticism, but it already surpasses critics in some moments, for example, in recognizing the same hands or faces in the works of the same artist, as well as in evaluating music according to several parameters, including pitch and rhythm. The author declares no conflicts of interests.

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