I am not thinking anymore, just following the path.: Investigating Task Delegation Trend of Author-AI Co-Creation with Generative AIs

TL;DR

This study explores how digital comic authors delegate tasks to generative AIs, revealing patterns of delegation, its impact on creation time, and how authors calibrate AI involvement to maintain creative agency.

Contribution

It provides new insights into delegation behaviors in author-AI co-creation, introduces strategies for calibration, and proposes novel trust measurement methods.

Findings

Most authors delegate significant tasks to AI

Higher delegation correlates with less creation time

Many authors calibrate delegation levels after co-creation

Abstract

This paper investigates the task delegation trends of digital comic authors to generative AIs during the creation process. We observed 16 digital comic authors using generative AIs during the drafting stage. We categorized authors delegation levels and examined the extent of delegation, variations in AI usage, and calibration of delegation in co-creation. Our findings show that most authors delegate significant tasks to AI, with higher delegation linked to less time spent on creation and more detailed questions to AI. After co-creation, about 60% of authors adjusted their delegation levels, mostly calibrating to less delegation due to loss of agency and AIs unoriginal outputs. We suggest strategies for calibrating delegation to an appropriate level, redefine trust in human-AI co-creation, and propose novel measurements for trust in these contexts. Our study provides insights into how authors can effectively collaborate with generative AIs, balance delegation, and navigate AIs role in the creative process.