20.500.12556/RUL-177843 Emotional impact of AI-generated vs. human-composed music in audiovisual media a biometric and self-report study Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved rapidly, sparking debates about its impact on the visual and sonic arts. Despite its growing integration into creative industries, public opinion remains sceptical, viewing creativity as uniquely human. In music production, AI tools are advancing, yet emotional expression remains largely overlooked in development and research. This study examined whether AI-powered music creation can evoke the same emotional impact as human-created music in audiovisual contexts. Participants (N=88) watched videos accompanied by different audio tracks across three conditions: human-created music (HCM), AI-generated music using more sophisticated and detailed keyword prompts (AI-KP) and AIgenerated music using simpler and less detailed prompts based on discrete and dimensional emotional values (AI-DP). Biometric data and personal affective responses were registered during this process. The results show that both AI soundtracks led to wider pupil dilation compared with human-created music but did not differ significantly from each other. AI-generated music with sophisticated prompts (AI-KP) resulted in a higher blink rate and skin impedance level as markers of attention and cognitive load, while emotional valence remained consistent across conditions. Participants found AI-generated music more arousing that HCM, while HCM was perceived as more familiar than both AI conditions. emotions music perception vision music cognition afrificial intelligence biometrics pupil sensory perception umetna inteligenca glasba zaznavanje glasbe merjenje očesne aktivnosti avdiovizualne vsebine čustveni odzivi biometrija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-01-09 13:20:19 2026-01-09 13:20:27 2026-01-10 04:27:53 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 1-17 [iss.] 6, [article no.] e0326498 [Vol.] 20 25. 6. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-06-25 [004.8:78]:159.91 1932-6203 10.1371/journal.pone.0326498 264111363 RAZ_Fiser_Nikolaj_2023.pdf RAZ_Fiser_Nikolaj_2023.pdf 1 D1A0D7E5DB85373C03B670ED03AA78A4 2e04bce8c20bfa66e9d46808d09a960a73171ce91704ee7c92079fbf43df2857 bc9db54e-ed55-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225203 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0326498 1 927a75a9-ed55-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225202 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0