Date
8-24-2023
Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Chair
Tess Martinus
Keywords
AI, Poetry, AI and poetry, artificial intelligence
Disciplines
Creative Writing
Recommended Citation
Spencer, Samuel Louis, "What It Means to Have Meaning: AI’s Poetic Appropriation of the Human Imagination" (2023). Masters Theses. 1049.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/1049
Abstract
This thesis is an exploration of human imagination and creativity as it pertains to poetry. With the rise of “intelligent” machines, it is the duty of scholars, thinkers, philosophers, and artists to gauge the ethics of using robots to create art, create information, and create in general. With that in mind, this thesis aims to distinguish the definitions of natural and artificial intelligence. This distinction is at the heart of what makes poetry inherently human. AI poses a threat to poetry and the act of artistic expression. Additionally, AI poses a threat to the human imagination. The aim of the critical paper is to expose these truths regarding artificial intelligence. Thus, reclaiming poetry and the act of creativity. The creative manuscript, Random Access Memories, is an experiment to see if the reader can tell what is human and what is not, and a showcase of just how far AI has come to stealing what is inherently human.
