Talk:AI art

Replace all instances where artificial image generation is referred to as art.

Hello, I am of the opinion that this article should be revised so that every mention of artificially generated art, should be amended to read "artificially generated imagery". Other phrases such as "images", "image generation", and ""art"" can be used. And that where the word "artist" is referenced referring to someone who prompts an artificial intelligence model to create imagery, the word "artist" should be replaced with "prompter", as these people do not have a significant enough involvement in the creative process to earn the title of artist. I believe this is necessary as artificially generated pictures are not a form of art, and due to Wikipedia's goal of maintaining accuracy I believe that it is imperative that the article be changed to support this. I'm not going to bother justifying why artificially created "art" is not art, as that is not the point of this talk page. I simply believe that the term "art" used in this page is misleading to the readers. 144.6.121.250 (talk) 05:13, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

no, for two main reasons

• we're not meant to assume intent with any of those words. the term "art" could be used literally or figuratively, but the article isn't supposed to care about that
• what we are meant to do is compile what sources say. the sources call it art, the article calls it art
• what you mentioned two threads up is effectively using wikipedia as a source, and what you mentioned here would be original research, which are... not optimal play

this isn't to say that i agree or disagree with your points about what the piss puddles are or aren't, i actually agree with most of them, just that the way wikipedia works is geared towards not taking any given editor's personal opinion into account in mainspace unless it can be backed up with a source

as is, sources already exist calling it "art", so regardless of whether or not it's to be taken literally, that's the name that stuck, and it's unlikely that future sources with conflicting names will come in droves large and consistent enough to actually get the article renamed, instead of just having a section added about whether or not it should be referred to as "art"

what do you mean those weren't two? consarn _{(grave) (obituary)} 11:13, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

So do you think it's worth adding perhaps a section that mentions all this? Perhaps labelled controversy or something? 58.178.132.192 (talk) 06:45, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

if sources are found, a section like this can and probably will be added. such is the nature of wikipedia~

...or in more pessimistic terms, "maybe not with what we currently have" consarn _{(grave) (obituary)} 23:28, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Ok I'll just gather sources then. Considering there is plenty. 58.178.131.30 (talk) 00:26, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

About the "the sources call it art, the article calls it art" section. The fact one calls it art does not make it art, because sources can be biased and as such, wrong. That is why one cannot exactly boil it down to "the term "art" could be used literally or figuratively, but the article isn't supposed to care about that", for calling it "art" is factually wrong. Analytic philosophy exists for a reason, the meaning of the words used are meant to be universally understood, agreed upon, and most importantly factual. It is inherently inaccurate to call it art, and if it is not corrected from "art" to "image generation", it misleads readers. While "There is no generally agreed definition of what constitutes art" (from the Wiki page for art), however the article states "Artificial intelligence visual art, or AI art, is visual artwork" but when you check visual artwork's Wiki to which the link redirects, it clearly states "Current usage of the term "visual arts" includes fine art as well as applied or decorative arts and crafts" and excludes generative art. Therefore, I would like to formally request to either edit or rewrite the article regarding AI "art", or "visual arts". I believe for the sake of clarity it is of utmost importance to add some clarity to the AI art page, regardless whether or not someone agrees with my views or not, solely for the sake of clarifying said viewpoints brought up in my comment. Okasawa Michio (talk) 22:25, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Please have a look at WP:V and WP:NOR. You won't get anywhere on Wikipedia saying that the sources could be wrong so we should rewrite the article based on your personal opinion. MrOllie (talk) 22:28, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Per WP:NOTSOURCE my understanding is that we're not able to reference other wikipedia articles to determine policy. On whether 'philosophy says...' its completely arbitrary to use one form of reasoning over another. We use sources; See WP:PSTS. And to say 'sources are biased' is just a fact. That doesn't mean they're wrong, even if some positivist philosophy has taught you that its possible to purge bias. In this case you seem to be saying, O. M., that we should ignore what the authority says and rely on what we collectively think. That's not how Wikipedia works. See WP:NOTADEMOCRACY --IronMaidenRocks (talk) 17:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

The Artful Dodger is indeed full of art but not the kind concerned with aesthetics. I'd say AI art is roughly equivalent. Arlo James Barnes (pro-∪nion) 01:03, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Automatons?

This article seems highly fallacious. How is it going to assert that automatons carried creativity and intelligence? It is a complete misrepresentation of fact. ~2026-52160-3 (talk) 16:22, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

I agree that GenAI images shouldn’t be called art. However, it’s Wikipedia’s job to explain encyclopedic terms. There’s also an article called AI slop if you’d like to read that. 🎆 Brynn Who Likes Editing | talk w/ me! 22:49, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

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Split proposal

This article talks about two things at once that are intertwined but not the same; that is, the generation of images with AI, and the use of AI for art. Plus, the term "AI art" is contentious; art is often understood as the expression of human emotion, and as such there is debate whether AI-generated works can be called "art". That's why I think this article should be split in two; "AI image" for the technology used in image production, and "Artificial intelligence and art", for the use of such technology in art. DaniPine3 (talk) 19:58, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

OPPOSE This split already exists. "The use of AI for art" is the topic of this article, AI art. "The generation of images with AI" is basically the topic of the article Text-to-image model, which is linked to in the first paragraph of this article. If there is any part of this article that is not about "Ai art" and is instead about the general "generation of images with AI" then that could likely be merged into Text-to-image model or just removed. Asparagusstar (talk) 23:09, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Asparagusstar: The problem is, the redirect Artificial intelligence image generation still exists, which is definitely not the same as AI art, as DaniPine3 pointed out. It should direct to text-to image.Wuerzele (talk) 15:39, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

This proposal is to split this "AI art" article into two new articles. As I said, those two articles already exist, so the proposal really just amounts to changing the names of these articles. If you agree with the proposal here that "Artificial intelligence and art" is a better article title then "AI art" and you agree that "AI image" is a better title than "Text-to-image model," then maybe just put a bold "support" in front of your comment. I have added a bold "oppose" in front of mine. Asparagusstar (talk) 17:50, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Q&A suggestion

Shouldn't we add a QnA for the people who start complaining on talk about the page using the term art? ~2026-46339-19 (talk) 19:25, 24 August 2026 (UTC)