Can Artificial Intelligence Match Human Creativity?

 Can Artificial Intelligence Match Human Creativity?

by Jillian Drummond


    Many people across the world are concerned with the potential capabilities of artificial intelligence at the rate they are evolving. Even back in 2014, big names in science like Steven Hawking and Elon Musk warned about the potential destruction AI could cause. Read more about that here.

    The underlying problem with artificial intelligence is that these programs are trained on existing data and records. So, when fed more and more data, these AI programs only get stronger and more accurate, whereas humans are much more limited. 
Human vs AI Artworks | Credit: Harsha Gangadharbatla, Empirical Studies of the Arts

    But, is it just a new arrangement of previous works that these programs have scrapped? Or is it really a "new" work of art?

    The answer is fairly simple... so far. Nothing technically "new" is being created. Humankind's creativity is built from real-life experience and real emotion. The most compelling stories are written based on current events surrounding our society. How can a computer adapt to the complex developments in our society (and create from them) without someone writing about them first? Everything is a result of patterns recognized by the computer, therefore AI cannot yet innovate on the same level as humankind. 

    Fortunately, there is yet to be a solution found on how to overcome this "issue" in the development of generative AI. 

    


Comments

  1. Umm, do you know which of the photos are AI generated in the example?

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  2. I agree that AI can't really create art. It is literally soulless. It's like typing something into Google and it coming up with a response, just in a more advanced way.

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