It is quite a weird phenomenon," said Edouard Machery, a philosopher at the University of Pittsburgh who carried out the study with Brian Porter. "Readers rated the AI-authored poems as more inspiring, meaningful, moving, and profound than the human-authored ones." This suggests that AI can effectively replicate the emotional resonance of poetry, challenging the notion that such creativity is solely a human trait. Poetry may seem like an unimpeachable bastion of creativity, but these findings reveal that AI can elicit similar responses even in non-expert readers.
When you're in a state of perplexity, sadness, gloom, elation, you look for a poem to match what you are feeling," remarked Helen Vendler. This highlights the human experience and emotional need for poetry, yet paradoxically, the ability of AI to resonate with readers raises questions about authentic emotional expression. It poses the dilemma of what it means for literature and art when machines can evoke similar feelings through imitation.
Dorothea Lasky, the only living poet whose work was used in the study, commented, "Poetry will always be necessary." Despite the promising results for AI poems, Lasky implies that there will always be an inherent need for genuine human expression, indicating that while AI may mimic, the essence of human creativity can still hold unique value and significance.
Alas. Readers rated the AI-authored poems as more inspiring, meaningful, moving, and profound than the human-authored ones. This challenges the perceptions of traditional artistic measures and forces a reevaluation of how we recognize and value creativity in an age dominated by technology.
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