Artificial Intelligence and Creativity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4951790 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caterina Moruzzi (0000-0002-9728-3873, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.70030 |
| OpenAlex | W4408321630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 57 |
The question of whether machines can be creative has been at the centre of debates among scholars and practitioners well before the inception of artificial intelligence (AI) as a recognised field of research. This paper reviews how some of the key thinkers in the fields of creativity and AI have approached this question, contextualising their views within the ebbs and flows of AI technological developments, from the 1950s until now. The thread of this overview is Margaret Boden's identification of novelty, surprisingness and value, as the three cardinal features of creativity. This review will retrace the steps of the quest of artificial intelligence researchers as they strive to replicate each of these three properties within human-made machines. The paper closes with a reflection on how the third of these properties, value, prompts us to consider societal challenges raised by the widespread adoption of AI for creativity that transcend the question: 'Can AI be creative
Cognitive science · Creativity · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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Origins of Genius
Machines Who Think
Scientific Discovery
Generative AI enhances individual creativity but reduces the collective diversity of novel content
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Creativity Without Agency
Insightful artificial intelligence
The curious case of uncurious creation
Reassembling the Social
Insights of Genius
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Actions, Reasons, and Causes
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Creativity Naturalized
The Philosophy of Creativity
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 13 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |