Understanding memorability through artificial and artist intelligence

Lore Goetschalckx; Claudia Damiano

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2023.08.017

Understanding memorability through artificial and artist intelligence

Trends Cogn Sci. 2023 Nov;27(11):983-984. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.08.017. Epub 2023 Sep 9.

Authors

Lore Goetschalckx¹, Claudia Damiano²

Affiliations

¹ Carney Institute for Brain Science, Department of Cognitive Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Brain and Cognition, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada.

PMID: 37696691
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.08.017

Abstract

Davis and Bainbridge reveal a consistent memorability signal for artworks, both online and in a museum setting, which is predicted by the intrinsic visual attributes of the paintings. The fusion of artificial intelligence (AI) with artistic intuition emerges as a promising avenue to deepen our understanding of what makes images memorable.

Keywords: art; artificial intelligence; memorability; perception.