PERCEPTIONS OF LECTURERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDENTS
Year: 2024
Editor: Grierson, Hilary; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon
Author: Zhang, Yang; Fan, Yun; Bohemia, Erik
Series: E&PDE
Institution: Nanjing University of the Arts, China; Shandong University of Arts and Design, China; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway & Shandong University of Arts and Design, China
Page(s): 157 - 162
DOI number: 10.35199/EPDE.2024.27
ISBN: 978-1-912254-200
ISSN: 3005-4753
Abstract
As the process of discovering, defining and solving problems, industrial design activity represents the designer's thinking cognition and innovation ability. However with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI)technology, there is a potential for designers to incorporate unintended problems into their design solution. For example, a false information, or bias error and ethical imbalance can infinitely amplified through computer coding incorrect design solutions. If the teachers have poor understanding of the AI limitations this may have devastating impact on the development of future industrial designers. This paper surveyed Industrial Design teachers. The survey aimed to explore the Industrial Design teachers’ understanding of AI role in the design process. The following questions guided this study: How do teachers envisage the use of AI by their students? Do they think that the AI may affect students' creative behaviour during the design process? First, we reviewed literature to understand the AI potential to inform industrial design activities. Then we examined the feasibility of AI intervention in the design innovation process. The results show that AI, as a design tool, can facilitate industrial design students design solutions faster. Nevertheless, the AI has not provided students with learning opportunities and development related to creativity.
Keywords: Creative behavior, ill- structure problems, Methodology, Epistemology