ArteActa 2024, 11:35-46 | DOI: 10.62804/aa.2024.004

Putting a White Box in the Black Box

Boris Eldagsen

In April 2023, I turned down a Sony World Photography Award because the image I submitted was AI-generated. My rejection of the award was motivated by the need to distinguish more clearly between photography and AI-generated images (promptography) and to initiate a discussion on the future relationship between the two. This essay is intended to contribute to this discussion by working out the differences in motivation and workflow and taking a close look at the future cooperation between man and machine.

Keywords: prompts, AI-generated art, promptography, prompt whisperer, prompt engineer, John-Doe prompter

Published: September 18, 2024  Show citation

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Eldagsen, B. (2024). Putting a White Box in the Black Box. ArteActa, 7(11), 35-46. doi: 10.62804/aa.2024.004
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