The Current Impacts and Future of….
AI Generated Artwork
A Twitter Data Analysis Study
assessed by Jessica Franco, William Kegelmeyer, Alex Yoo, Deborah Lee, Stephanie Chung
An analysis and narrative look at the surrounding concerns and rising popularity of AI generated artwork usage amongst Twitter users
What is this project about?
This project is completed under DH 120: Social Media Analytics, a digital humanities class instructed by Dr. Sanders at UCLA. This project was researched by a team of UCLA students interested in investigating what narratives could be pulled from Twitter users, and analyze scrapped Twitter content and data.
Why investigate AI generated artwork?
Artificial intelligence technology is rapidly advancing and becoming more readily available to the public. In particular, AI systems are being investigated and utilized by the general public in forms of entertainment, social media trends, chat bots, and writing. Due to rapid growth and development, legislature had yet to keep up with the number of concerned consumers, and our project hopes to bring attention and support for digital and non-digital artists who fear their career aspects and content protections regarding AI generated artwork. We hope to question the legality and ethical aspects of AI training, and shine a light on the potential future of AI artwork without proper regulation.
“A digital humanities professor teaching at UCLA” – DALL-E 2
Meet The Team
Each team member contributed to the project based on their technical skills and interests in various aspects of our topic. Portions of the project were delegated or voluntarily worked on by each individual, but all members contributed to data collection, data manipulation, visualizations, literature research, and writing.
Why are you interested in AI generated artwork?
Deborah Lee
Psychology
3rd Year
“I first was exposed to AI artwork through a filter on TikTok, and thought it was extremely cool technology. Wanted to explore the implications of this technology because as someone interested in design, I admire the abilities of human artists immensely.”
Jessica Franco
Cognitive Science
3rd Year
“I encountered AI artwork on social media through memes, and a vast portion of digital artists were trending with anti-AI artwork sentiment in their captions.”
William Kegelmeyer
Political Science
3rd Year
“I chose AI Art because I had seen discourse about it on Twitter and wanted to learn more about the technicalities of it. I think it opens up an interesting conversation surrounding artistic ownership.”
Stephanie Chung
Cognitive Science
2nd Year
“I have been fascinated by the emerging field of AI Art, and thus wanted to explore the further into this particular topic in relation to social media”
Alex Yoo
Cognitive Science
3rd year
“As someone passionate
about art, design, and
technology, AI generated artwork and its implications within various fields snagged
my interest immediately.”
