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Arts & Communication Digital AI transformation of the Chinese art industry

6. Conclusion their thinking, work styles, speed of production, and
innovation.
This study documented the current digiAI transformation
in China’s contemporary art industry. In particular, we In addition, the study provides insight into the
examined how digiAI has been integrated at the national human perspective on this technical trend by focusing
level and adopted and accepted by professionals. The on professionals’ practices. Instead of adopting the more
primary aim was to explore how professionals should common perspective of technological determinism or
integrate these technologies to ensure that human focusing solely on technical capabilities, it highlights
creativity and innovation can be preserved and enhanced. societal factors in the digital transition and explores
This research is essential in understanding the integration people’s attitudes toward adopting digiAI. As a result, this
of digiAI and consequences of digital transition with their analysis can offer insights into the extent to which digiAI is
full adoption and acceptance. influencing industry practices and work processes.

This study presented a country-specific analysis of The study assesses the consequences of digiAI
the integration, adoption, and acceptance of digital art integration, adoption, and acceptance, offering insights
partners, highlighting when, why, and how digiAI has into other contemporary art industries globally. It
been embraced. It documented how visual artists and arts illustrates how innovation can flourish with the careful
professionals have adapted to the evolving technological integration of digiAI and creativity. Moreover, gaining
and policy landscape to create art, emphasizing the a deeper understanding of human agency, creativity,
rapid integration of digiAI alongside national policies and innovation through the creative process can serve
promoting AI and digital technologies. An analysis as a catalyst for the development of the contemporary
of the consequences of digital transformation reveals art industry. This study presents a way to integrate and
that professionals have adopted the “digital way” in use digiAI, which empowers and enlivens workers, thus
their creative practices—from the ideation stage to the boosting the industry’s advancement. The inclusion of
production stage. It has highlighted how AI is now being digiAI in art processes can empower artists to enhance
used to generate ideas, transforming the work of artists into efficiency and speed and create an environment in which
one focused on prompting, learning to prompt effectively, creatives feel more empowered in their work. This study
and collaborating with nonhuman agents. Relationships has shown how inspired artists can feel with the use of
with AI and digital software and the blending of mediums, digiAI, which can potentially drive developments and new
software, and industries are considered to boost creativity. directions of innovations in the industry.
Artists’ roles are evolving into those of “artist-prompters” Artists believe that there is more freedom in the
or “artist-inputters.” A model of digital and AI transition digiAI process, with possibilities for creative mixtures
was created, encompassing national-level integration of of mediums, software, styles, and industries. These new
technologies into the contemporary art industry as well as forms of communication and collaboration that are used
organizations’ and professionals’ adoption and acceptance to create art and shape the work ecosystem can act as a
of digiAI due to its capacity to enhance speed, creativity, catalyst for the next stage of development in the industry.
and innovation in workflows through total digital creation, DigiAI integration could spark more innovation and
prompting, and iterating. The total acceptance of digiAI ideas across a broad range of artists and professionals,
means that artists now engage in nonhuman relationships illustrating how they will not be replaced by AI. It is
that involve prompting and dialog with AI, allowing artists important to acknowledge the sustainability of artists’ jobs,
to experience renewed creativity and innovation. and policymaking should be aimed at regulating the next
This study has demonstrated that cultural and societal stage of industry development.
contexts must be a central component in the analysis of Some artists and arts professionals have greater control
the current nature of the contemporary art industry. It over AI, understanding its limitations and finding solutions
has shown how a broader societal context can influence by compensating for its shortcomings—skills typically
the pace, level, and spread of adoption. While scholars possessed by those with good technical knowledge or
globally, including those in China, have connected digital coding abilities. In addition, while localized representation
art to the social context, this study has updated this adjustment files modify AI programs such as stable
discussion to reflect today’s context. It does so by analyzing diffusion to generate outputs based on specific concepts like
government policy and the impacts of national directives art styles, characters, or themes—which can aid creativity
on technological development and the integration of art and innovation—there are many technical demands that
and digital technology, particularly in terms of how they artists of the current generation may not have encountered
affect individual artists’ creation processes and influence during their training. Therefore, greater collaboration

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