Taewook Kimtaewook@u.northwestern.eduNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IL, USAHyomin Hanhyomin@u.northwestern.eduNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IL, USAEytan Adareadar@umich.eduUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USAMatthew Kaymjskay@northwestern.eduNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IL, USAJohn Joon Young Chungjchung@midjourney.comMidjourneySan Francisco, CA, USAABSTRACTGenerative AI has the potential to create a new form of interactive media: AI-bridged creative language arts (CLA), which bridge the author and audience by personalizing the author’s vision to the audience’s context and taste at scale. However, it is unclear what the authors’ values and attitudes would be regarding AI-bridged CLA. To identify these values and attitudes, we conducted an interview study with 18 authors across eight genres (e.g., poetry, comics) by presenting speculative but realistic AI-bridged CLA scenarios.We identified three benefits derived from the dynamics between author, artifact, and audience: those that 1) authors get from the process, 2) audiences get from the artifact, and 3) authors get from the audience.We found how AI-bridged CLA would either promote or reduce these benefits, along with authors’ concerns.We hope our investigation hints at how AI can provide intriguing experiences to CLA audiences while promoting authors’ values.
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P1: The fact that the content of my poem can be consumed in any altered format is displeasing. If it has been changed in any way, it is not my work. P3: I dont like these transformations. In CLA, messages/topics/themes should be aligned with the format. Theres always the right format for each content. Interestingly, while these authors showed a strong attachment to their artifacts, some mentioned that any changes through AIbridged CLA could be acceptable, as long as their copyright and ownership were clearly ensured and the public would be fully aware of it (e.g., P1, P17). In other cases, there were authors with very little attachment to their artifacts, who were fine with any changes in both content and format (e.g., P2, P4). They even mentioned that they do not want to claim ownership of their artifacts. For example, P2: I simply transcribe poetry that I receive from a spiritual entity. I have no interest in gaining fame from it.
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P4: It would be nice if audiences could read my poems more freely and extensively. I dont want to claim Taewook Kim, Hyomin Han, Eytan Adar, Matthew Kay, and John Joon Young Chung my copyright and ownership for my work because I already found my happiness while writing my poems. I am happy with the act of writing itself. However, both P2 and P4 worried about intentional misuse of their work. For example, P2 expressed concerns that AI could be misused to enforce standardization of individuals, like fascism, rather than facilitate diversity and personalization for individuals. 5.2.2 Prioritizing Audience Benefits from The Artifact. Authors imagined several potential benefits and harms to the audience from artifacts of AI-bridged CLA. First, many authors noted that the audience could be more entertained through interactive features and personalized content of AI-bridged CLA (e.g., P3, P8, P12, P17).
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P12: Audience co-creating the story with AI, it can be very interesting and fun [for audiences]. P17: If I were a reader, Id probably engage actively and be quite ambitious about it. From that point on, it might feel like a game to me. P17 also mentioned that if the audiences interaction with AIbridged CLA could have a significant impact on the story, it would be more fun and entertaining. Otherwise, audiences might not derive value from the interactive features. Second, authors expected that personalized stories of AI-bridged CLA might facilitate audiences appreciation and empathy with the content of the artifact (e.g., P2, P10). They found that audiences could enjoy more immersive experiences from the artifact of AIbridged CLA. For example, P2: The original purpose of poetry is to personalize it as audiences read. How to personalize it should be determined by individuals, not by the poet. If AI can help audiences achieve this, it would be wonderful.
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