Beyond the Machine: Human-AI Collaboration in Jewelry Design

Creativity is a widely debated topic, as this concept is arguably the quintessence of Humankind. Artificial Intelligence constitutes a radical and unprecedented change because it disrupts this prerogative. The article analyzes the relationship between human creativity and Artificial Intelligence in jewelry design higher education. The hands-on research experience is described in terms of results, limitations, and opportunities. Integrating AI into the design process is not limited to mere technical assistance. Still, it is a dialogical collaboration in which AI becomes a creative partner that may support and amplify the designer's idea. In this context, designers behave as interpreters mediating between their vision, aesthetics, sensitivity, and the outputs of the software, which has to be coached and guided in a process of iterative dialogue.