CHI '261st AuthorGenerative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +2
Neither Tool nor Collaborator: Rethinking Human–AI Co-Creativity in Artistic Practice with Material Engagement Theory
Human–AI co-creativity is often understood through a tool-use or collaboration frame, obscuring the relational dynamics of artistic practice with machine learning (ML) systems. To advance the field, we recast such artistic practice through Material Engagement Theory (MET), emphasizing how creative and aesthetic proces…