🤔 Art Ethics
Is AI art real art? Think it through carefully.
🔥 Warm Up
Think of your favourite piece of art — painting, song, film, anything. What makes it your favourite?
"Now ask yourself: could AI have made it? Does the answer change how you feel about it?"
🤖 The Activity
🧩 The Twist
Ask your child: do you agree with AI's definition of originality? Is there something it missed?
When AI makes something beautiful, the beauty is in the output — not in any experience AI had creating it. An artist who makes something beautiful felt something. AI generated patterns. Both can be beautiful. Only one involves an inner life.
Art Thinker Badge 🤔
Reasoned through the AI art debate from multiple perspectives — and formed an independent view
Parent Notes
▼Aesthetic philosophy and the human element in creativity.
- Did your view change during this session?
- What is the strongest argument on the side you disagree with?
- What would you say to an artist who felt AI art threatened their work?
This is a genuinely contested topic. Your child's view matters. Do not tell them what to think.
The ethics of AI in creative fields connects directly to the Builder programme's AI Ethics session.