LNELecture Notes in Education, Arts, Management and Social ScienceTBA2705-053XWHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.10.18063/LNE.v4i3.1822ArticleArtistic Empowerment in the Era of Human-Machine Symbiosis: Cultivating Interdisciplinary Talentshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/LNE/4/3/10.18063/LNE.v4i3.1822WangWenyang2026432026-03-26In the era of artificial intelligence and fast technological development in the digital age, the instrumental role of humans involved in the creative process is more and more repressed and replaced. The emergence of human–machine symbiosis, therefore, represents a new paradigm, but many science and engineering positions focused on logical reasoning and pattern recognition are prone to high levels of replacement by artificial intelligence. Conversely, uniquely human abilities, such as artistic perception, aesthetic judgment and emotional experience, have shown incomparable advantages, and thus machine computational intelligence and human artistic intelligence are complementary in nature. Following the key features of human–machine symbiosis (mutual subject, distributed intelligence, and creative collaboration), this paper inspects the current state of affairs that highly structured technical roles are more vulnerable to being deeply automated, advocates the strategic significance of artistic thinking under this framework, and proposes “art–reason” integrated talent cultivation. Moreover, it puts forward particular recommendations in three aspects: curriculum design, pedagogy, and practical platforms. This study concludes that the primary goal of higher education in the age of human–machine symbiosis is not competition with technology, but the cultivation of new talents that can achieve collaborative creation with machines and bestow humanistic values upon technology. Thus, arts education should be promoted from general education to a strategic pillar in future talent cultivation.Human–machine symbiosis, Artistic empowerment, Art–science integration, Talent cultivation, Collaborative creation

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