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Jul 2026
The Psychology of Artistic Authenticity
In a world of deepfakes, generative AI, and ongoing debates over cultural appropriation, questions about what makes art “authentic” are newly urgent. We build on work from science and the humanities to offer a unified psychological account of perceived art authenticity . Across six studies, we find that people see...
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