Human–AI Interaction in the Production of Cultural Symbols

Abstract

This chapter explores how artificial intelligence can contribute to the production of visual cultural values and how we can collaborate with AI more effectively and creatively by adapting rug motifs that have existed since the early second millennium BC. The reproduction of these rug symbols with contemporary values acts, in a sense, as a revival of the Anatolian rug language. Generative AI tools have the potential to revolutionize representation and visualization through their ability to interpret and generate visual content. Rug motifs are powerful symbols of female identity, productivity, and creativity, especially in cultures where rug weaving is traditionally a female-dominated craft. By addressing issues of gender inequality and adapting these cultural symbols to the present through AI collaboration, this study seeks to rediscover and recontextualize women's creative spirit within the framework of the modern world. Additionally, it aims to explore AI's contributions and limitations in creating cultural visuals through human–AI interaction.