We have a complicated relationship with creativity. Intuitively, we understand its value—the ability to produce new ideas and novel innovation. Instinctively, we know that it presents opportunities ...

Who is the most creative person you know? Now—what is it, specifically, that makes you think of that person as creative? Chances are, they consistently surprise you. What they say is unexpected. What ...

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Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process. Sometimes Lizzie Wilson shows up ...

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You’ve seen it happen. A project that had potential suddenly runs out of steam. No one raises new ideas. People stick to what’s been done before. The team is smart, capable, even enthusiastic—but the ...

In "The Cult of Creativity," Samuel Franklin excavates the surprisingly recent history of an idea, an ideal, and an ideology. Americans don’t agree on much these days. Yet even at a time when ...

Curiously, I have been speaking and corresponding with a few data scientists and experts in artificial intelligence (AI) lately. What’s curious is the common theme: These people are immersed in ...

We stand at one of history’s most exhilarating crossroads. Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of work, business, and human potential at breathtaking speed. The very capabilities that make ...

In the study, participants were asked to evaluate the creativity of robots based on their still life drawings, both after and during the process of making them. What makes people think an AI system is ...