Abstract

This study examines the automation of creativity in art through generative artificial intelligence (AI). The findings can be summarized as follows: First, this study analyzed the developmental history of AI and its relationship with art, which we divided into five distinct periods: the “embryonic,” “human lead,” “transition,” “machine lead,” and “commercialization.” Second, this study demonstrated that the output generated by AI cannot be considered and “individual work,” but instead a system encompassing both a thinking process and creation process, capable of generating an infinite number of works. Third, by examining definitions of creativity from various researchers, this study discovered that creativity is also a system encompassing both thinking and creation processes. Fourthly, as generative artificial intelligence (GAI) yields a “system” tantamount to creativity, this study concluded that creativity can be automated through GAI. Finally, we explored five aspects of the potential impact of “automation of creativity” on art. This study enhances our understanding of the evolution of art landscapes with the emergence of GAI.