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Human, I wrote a song for you: : An experiment testing the influence of machines’ attributes on the AI-composed music evaluation

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Katrin Fischer,

Yilei ZengAuthors Info & Claims

Volume 131, Issue C

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107239

Published: 01 June 2022 Publication History

Abstract

This study examines the evaluation of musical performances of artificial intelligence (AI) and the acceptance of AI music generators as musicians. Relying on theoretical frameworks of anthropomorphism and creative machine heuristics, a 2 x 2 experiment is designed, where both the perceived anthropomorphism of AI (high vs. low anthropomorphism) and its autonomy of creativity (independent vs. dependent creativity) are controlled. The study found that humanlike traits of an AI music generator led it to be accepted as a musician. However, whether it was autonomous when creating songs did not influence its perception as a genuine musician. Also, the evaluation of its songs was done independently from its attributes. Still, people who perceived the AI music generator as a musician appreciated its songs more than those who did not. The implications of the expected findings are discussed.

Highlights

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This study is about how people perceive AI music generators and evaluate their songs based on different traits they have.

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The independent creativity and human traits of AI music generators did not influence the music evaluation.

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While the human traits affected accepting AI music generators as musicians, the independent creativity did not.

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People who think AI music generators as musicians appreciate their songs more than those who do not.

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Index Terms

Human, I wrote a song for you: An experiment testing the influence of machines’ attributes on the AI-composed music evaluation
1. Applied computing
  1. Arts and humanities
    1. Performing arts
    2. Sound and music computing
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

Index terms have been assigned to the content through auto-classification.

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Computers in Human Behavior Volume 131, Issue C

Jun 2022

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Hu JGe ZWang X(2022)The Psychological Education Strategy of Music Generation and Creation by Generative Confrontation Network under Deep LearningComputational Intelligence and Neuroscience10.1155/2022/38474152022Online publication date: 1-Jan-2022
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Munnukka JTalvitie-Lamberg KMaity D(2022)Anthropomorphism and social presence in Human–Virtual service assistant interactionsComputers in Human Behavior10.1016/j.chb.2022.107343135:COnline publication date: 1-Oct-2022
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