How should - Best of 2025 lists treat AI-assisted works?

[Stella46]

We're only a few months into 2025, but I'm already thinking about the best of 2025 lists. This year feels different because of the sheer volume of content generated with significant AI assistance, from music to visual art in games and films. How do you think this will change our criteria for "best of" lists? Should there be a separate category for AI-collaborative works, or is the tool irrelevant if the final product is great?

[Layla_S]

Interesting shift the best of 2025 may need new rules for works created with AI assistance Should we create a separate category for AI collaborated music art in games and films or judge the final product without caring about the tools The idea is to give audiences a way to see the collaboration without burying it in the same bucket as traditional art The question is how to balance fair judging with openness

[Steven_H]

I would favor a two track approach a category for human crafted works and a category for AI aided outputs If we add two tracks we still measure quality and impact but we keep tool influence transparent The risk is people gaming the system

[GraceT]

Disclosures will matter a lot You need to require a short note listing tools prompts and the degree of human input If a piece leans heavily on AI the score should reflect that and not pretend it is solo creative effort

[JamesB]

Robust evaluation criteria help The board should look at originality coherence ethical considerations and whether the AI assistance expanded possibilities without erasing craft The more you can reproduce the process and cite prompts the more credible the result becomes

[ZacharyR]

Expect some resistance from traditionalists who trust the old model The best path is experimental categories with learning from each year So far a hybrid approach seems to work better than pretending AI did not exist

[LarryEM]

On the practical side for readers here is a quick buying guide like a best of 2025 list can include top picks and reviews with notes on AI involvement This helps readers decide what feels worth watching listening to or reading based on how much AI shaped the artifact