This study presents a five-year longitudinal mixed-methods study of 17 Chinese digital painters, examining how their attitudes and practices evolved in response to generative AI. Our findings reveal a trajectory from resistance and defensiveness, to pragmatic adoption, and ultimately to reflective reconstruction, shaped by strong peer pressures and shifting emotional experiences. Persistent concerns around copyright and creative labor highlight the ongoing negotiation of identity and values. This work contributes by offering rare longitudinal empirical data, advancing a theoretical lens of "identity and value negotiation," and providing design implications for future human-AI collaborative systems.

翻译：本研究对17位中国数字画家进行了为期五年的纵向混合方法研究，探讨了他们对生成式人工智能的态度和实践如何演变。研究发现，在强烈的同行压力和不断变化的情感体验影响下，画家们经历了从抵制与防御、到实用采纳、最终走向反思性重构的轨迹。围绕版权和创造性劳动的持续担忧突显了身份认同与价值观的持续协商。本研究的贡献在于提供了罕见的纵向实证数据，推进了“身份与价值协商”的理论视角，并为未来人机协作系统的设计提供了启示。