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This study structurally analyzes the algorithmic filtering process by which generative AI images are either selected or discarded before reaching users, and models this process through a visual similarity–based simulation. Images generated by Stable Diffusion are placed on a two-dimensional grid, and a modified version of Conway’s Game of Life algorithm is applied to update the state of each cell. The survival of each cell is determined based on a hybrid visual similarity metric combining CLIP and LPIPS. To prevent the rigidity of the simulation and sustain emergent dynamics, random image injections are periodically introduced. The simulation results reveal that visually similar images repeatedly form clusters, and a visual order gradually converges toward a structurally stabilized state. This suggests that specific visual orders can emerge solely from algorithmic selection criteria, independent of human interpretation. By shifting focus from semantic or symbolic analysis to the experimental conditions for the existence and persistence of images, this study proposes a new analytical perspective for understanding digital image environments.

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ABSTRACT
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
2.1 Overproduction of Generative Images and the Digital Ecosystem
2.2 Selection Mechanisms and Non-Human Filtering Structures
2.3 Cellular Automata and Theories of Self-Organization
2.4 Visual Similarity-Based Filtering Techniques
2.5 The Concept of an Experimentable Visual Structure
3. Research Methodology
3.1 Research Overview and a Cellular Automata-Based Approach
3.2 Preparation of Generative AI Images
3.3 Algorithmic Selection Mechanism and Visual Similarity
3.4 Overall Simulation Structure
3.5 System Implementation and Execution Environment
3.6 Significance of the Methodological Approach
4. Simulation Results and Analysis
4.1 Simulation Setup and Iterative Experiment Design
4.2 Change in Survival Rate and Convergence of Visual Similarity
4.3 Formation of Visual Clusters and Spatial Reconfiguration
4.4 Repetition of Visual Order and Structural Convergence
4.5 Visual Interpretation of Self-Organizing Structures
5. Conclusion
Acknowledgement
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• Jung-Bin Lee [ Department of Technology Art, GSAIM, Chung-Ang University, Art Center, Seoul 06974, Korea ]
• Jin-Wan Park [ Department of Technology Art, GSAIM, Chung-Ang University, Art Center, Seoul 06974, Korea ] Corresponding Author

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• 간행물명

  컴퓨터게임및콘텐츠논문지(구 한국컴퓨터게임학회논문지) [Journal of Computer Games and Contents]

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• pISSN

  3091-7409

• eISSN

  3092-3638

• 수록기간

  2002~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 691 DDC 793