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To determine whether value-oriented textual descriptions (artistic, cultural, or social framing) influence aesthetic ratings of AI-generated variants of classical paintings.

August 22, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

Artistic-Value Descriptions Are Associated with Higher Aesthetic Ratings than Social-Value Descriptions for AI-Generated Variants of Classical Paintings

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Artistic-value descriptions are associated with higher aesthetic ratings than social-value descriptions for AI-generated variants of classical paintings. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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QLQi LiNational Institutes of Health QLQi LiNational Institutes of Health CZChaoyuan ZhangShanxi Medical University

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Exploratory survey reveals artistic-value descriptions elevate aesthetic ratings of AI-generated art over social-value descriptions, indicating textual framing influences visual evaluation.

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To determine whether value-oriented textual descriptions (artistic, cultural, or social framing) influence aesthetic ratings of AI-generated variants of classical paintings.
Assigned 61 participants to evaluate 40 AI-generated images on a 1–10 aesthetic scale across three Chinese-language questionnaire versions emphasizing cultural, artistic, or social value (2,440 total observations).
Conducted a post hoc three-rater manipulation check on 30 image–description pairs to evaluate validity and inter-rater reliability (ICC(2,k) = 0.936).
Analyzed evaluation scores using linear mixed-effects models with crossed random intercepts for participant and stimulus identity.
Artistic-value descriptions were associated with significantly higher aesthetic scores than social-value descriptions in the primary random-intercept model (b = 1.74, SE = 0.57, z = 3.03, p = 0.002, 95% CI [0.62, 2.87]).
Cultural-value descriptions showed intermediate aesthetic ratings and did not exhibit a stable, general advantage over social-value framing.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895fe4ca7ade938187ecb0 https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16081437

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Exploratory survey reveals artistic-value descriptions elevate aesthetic ratings of AI-generated art over social-value descriptions, indicating textual framing influences visual evaluation.

Artistic-Value Descriptions Are Associated with Higher Aesthetic Ratings than Social-Value Descriptions for AI-Generated Variants of Classical Paintings

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Artistic-Value Descriptions Are Associated with Higher Aesthetic Ratings than Social-Value Descriptions for AI-Generated Variants of Classical Paintings

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