While the term `art' defies any concrete definition, this paper aims to examine how digital images produced by generative AI systems, such as Midjourney, have come to be so regularly referred to as such. The discourse around the classification of AI-generated imagery as art is currently somewhat homogeneous, lacking the more nuanced aspects that would apply to more traditional modes of artistic media production. This paper aims to bring important philosophical considerations to the surface of the discussion around AI-generated imagery in the context of art. We employ existing philosophical frameworks and theories of language to suggest that some AI-generated imagery, by virtue of its visual properties within these frameworks, can be presented as `readymades' for consideration as art.

翻译：尽管“艺术”一词缺乏具体的定义，本文旨在探讨生成式AI系统（如Midjourney）产生的数字图像为何如此频繁地被归类为艺术。当前关于AI生成图像是否属于艺术的讨论较为单一，缺乏适用于传统艺术媒介制作模式时更为细致的维度。本文试图将重要的哲学思考引入AI生成图像在艺术语境中的讨论。通过运用现有的语言哲学框架与理论，我们提出：某些AI生成图像凭借其在这些框架内所具备的视觉特性，可被呈现为供审视的“现成品”，从而具备被纳入艺术范畴的潜力。