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The politics of creative attribution: generative artificial intelligence, human agency, and the ethics of co-creation

Aug 2026 · AI and Ethics · Vol 6 · 0 citations · 125 references

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It is concluded that resistance to attributing creativity to GenAI reflects genuine conceptual distinctions alongside persistent anthropocentric assumptions, and that current deployment practices carry ethical implications that demand an institutional response rather than case-by-case management.

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