| Abstract: |
The emergence of generative AI technologies, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot,
has expanded the scope of tasks that AI tools can accomplish and enabled
AI-generated creative content. In this study, we explore how disclosure
regarding the use of AI in the creation of creative content affects human
evaluation of such content. In a series of pre-registered experimental
studies, we show that AI disclosure has no meaningful effect on evaluation
either for creative or descriptive short stories, but that AI disclosure has a
negative effect on evaluations for emotionally evocative poems written in the
first person. We interpret this result to suggest that reactions to
AI-generated content may be negative when the content is viewed as distinctly
"human." We discuss the implications of this work and outline planned pathways
of research to better understand whether and when AI disclosure may affect the
evaluation of creative content. |