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Generative AI techniques like those that synthesize images from text (text-to-image models) offer new possibilities for creatively imagining new ideas. We investigate the capabilities of these models to help communities engage in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Ziv Epstein , Hope Schroeder , Dava Newman

Visual metaphors are powerful rhetorical devices used to persuade or communicate creative ideas through images. Similar to linguistic metaphors, they convey meaning implicitly through symbolism and juxtaposition of the symbols. We propose a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-07-17 Tuhin Chakrabarty , Arkadiy Saakyan , Olivia Winn , Artemis Panagopoulou , Yue Yang , Marianna Apidianaki , Smaranda Muresan

The impressive capacity shown by recent text-to-image diffusion models to generate high-quality pictures from textual input prompts has leveraged the debate about the very definition of art. Nonetheless, these models have been trained using…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-10-20 Ricardo Kleinlein , Cristina Luna-Jiménez , Fernando Fernández-Martínez

Text-conditioned image generation models have recently achieved astonishing results in image quality and text alignment and are consequently employed in a fast-growing number of applications. Since they are highly data-driven, relying on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-31 Manuel Brack , Felix Friedrich , Patrick Schramowski , Kristian Kersting

This article considers the increasing use of algorithmic decision-support systems and synthetic media in the newsroom, and explores how generative models can help reporters and editors across a range of tasks from the conception of a news…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-03-01 Sachita Nishal , Nicholas Diakopoulos

Rising publication pressure and the routine use of generative AI tools are reshaping how software engineering research is produced, assessed, and taught. While these developments promise efficiency, they also raise concerns about skill…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-28 Mairieli Wessel , Daniel Feitosa , Sangeeth Kochanthara

A picture is worth a thousand words, thus, it is crucial for conversational agents to understand, perceive, and effectively respond with pictures. However, we find that directly employing conventional image generation techniques is…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-09 Xiaowen Sun , Jiazhan Feng , Yuxuan Wang , Yuxuan Lai , Xingyu Shen , Dongyan Zhao

In this paper we provide a first analysis of the research questions that arise when dealing with the problem of communicating pieces of formal argumentation through natural language interfaces. It is a generally held opinion that formal…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-06-14 Federico Cerutti , Alice Toniolo , Timothy J. Norman

Understanding human behaviour, neuroscience and psychology using concepts from the domain of AI is increasing in popularity. Given the massive integration of AI technologies into our daily lives, AI-related concepts are being used to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Warmhold Jan Thomas Mollema , Thomas Wachter

The latest developments in Artificial Intelligence include diffusion generative models, quite popular tools which can produce original images both unconditionally and, in some cases, conditioned by some inputs provided by the user. Apart…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-13 Stefano Scotta , Alberto Messina

The scope of this survey paper is to explore the challenges in automatic story generation. We hope to contribute in the following ways: 1. Explore how previous research in story generation addressed those challenges. 2. Discuss future…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-02-26 Amal Alabdulkarim , Siyan Li , Xiangyu Peng

We investigated the potential and limitations of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in reflecting the authors' cognitive processes through creative expression. The focus is on the AI-generated artwork's ability to understand human…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-04-27 Yoon Kyung Lee , Yong-Ha Park , Sowon Hahn

The acceleration of the use of generative artificial intelligences (AI), since 2015 and the turning point operated by Deepdream, tends to obscure a real analysis of what could be defined as artificial imagination. AIs are either reduced to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Philippe Boisnard

Deep generative models have unlocked another profound realm of human creativity. By capturing and generalizing patterns within data, we have entered the epoch of all-encompassing Artificial Intelligence for General Creativity (AIGC).…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-12-27 Hanqun Cao , Cheng Tan , Zhangyang Gao , Yilun Xu , Guangyong Chen , Pheng-Ann Heng , Stan Z. Li

The visual representation of concepts or ideas through the use of simple shapes has always been explored in the history of Humanity, and it is believed to be the origin of writing. We focus on computational generation of visual symbols to…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-08-01 João Miguel Cunha , Pedro Martins , Amílcar Cardoso , Penousal Machado

Image generation techniques, particularly latent diffusion models, have exploded in popularity in recent years. Many techniques have been developed to manipulate and clarify the semantic concepts these large-scale models learn, offering…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-07 E. Zhixuan Zeng , Yuhao Chen , Alexander Wong

This article explores the metaphor of Science as provider of sharp images of our environment, using the epistemological framework of Objective Cognitive Constructivism. These sharp images are conveyed by precise scientific hypotheses that,…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2022-04-21 Julio Michael Stern

How humans interpret and produce images is influenced by the images we have been exposed to. Similarly, visual generative AI models are exposed to many training images and learn to generate new images based on this. Given the importance of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Nanne van Noord , Noa Garcia

This chapter discusses the current state of the art, and emerging research challenges, for metamodelling. In the state-of-the-art review on metamodelling, we review approaches, abstractions, and tools for metamodelling, evaluate them with…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-09-09 Jonathan Sprinkle , Bernhard Rumpe , Hans Vangheluwe , Gabor Karsai

Creating high-quality and realistic images is now possible thanks to the impressive advancements in image generation. A description in natural language of your desired output is all you need to obtain breathtaking results. However, as the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-15 Giuseppe Cartella , Vittorio Cuculo , Marcella Cornia , Rita Cucchiara