Six critical lenses on AI-generated images / edited by Catherine Bouko and Nataliia Laba.
| Other author | Bouko, Catherine |
| Other author | Laba, Nataliia |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2027. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Making sense of AI-generated images -- On pataphysical engagements with GenAI image making and sociomaterial trade-offs -- On vector agency -- On exploring the visual grounds and affordances of AI-generated images through multimodal walkthroughs -- On prompting as a cultural practice in visual generative AI -- On representations and emerging genres of AI-generated images -- -- On machines, users, and the politics of visual style in AI-generated images. |
| Abstract | "This book offers six critical, interdisciplinary approaches to AI-generated images. It invites the reader to (re-)imagine relationships between artefacts and media, authorship and agency, creativity and commodification, representation and visual style. Across the chapters, the book examines three realities of AI images, from sociotechnical fabrics, through semiotic interfaces, to representations and aesthetics. Drawing on media studies, philosophy of technology, multimodality studies, critical AI studies, and visual communication studies, the book pursues the following interconnected topics: (1) addressing pataphysical and sociomaterial engagements with AI image making, (2) theorising distributed and probabilistic forms of agency through the concept of vector agency, (3) analysing interfaces and affordances of visual generative AI via multimodal walkthroughs, (4) conceptualising prompting as a cultural practice that reshapes agency, (5) mapping representational patterns and emerging visual genres in AI-generated imagery, and (6) interrogating how visual AI styles are co-produced by machines, users, and generative platform politics. These six critical lenses offer complementary perspectives to understanding the complex ecosystem surrounding AI image production. AI-Generated Images: Critical Perspectives is intended for scholars, graduate students, and practitioners working with visual generative AI in both analytical and creative contexts. Ultimately, the book calls for a reflexive and responsible engagement with increasingly AI-mediated visual culture"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2026005767 |
| ISBN | 9781041232698 hardback |
| ISBN | 9781041241294 paperback |
| ISBN | ebook |