The verdict is clear: an overwhelming majority rejects the idea that an AI-generated work could win an artistic prize, with no gap from the global result.
The sharpest divide is by gender: women are nearly unanimous in opposition, while men are more split, with a notable minority in favour. The 65+ age group is the only one evenly divided.
The central argument: a prize rewards an artist's labour, expression and emotions, none of which AI produces. Awarding AI would be unfair to genuine creators.
One voice raises a point of friction: if humans cannot reliably tell an AI work from a human one, what grounds justify withholding a prize? This empirical challenge drew attention without shifting the majority.