Generative artificial intelligence enhances creativity but reduces the diversity of novel content

Anil R. Doshi; Oliver P. Hauser

Generative artificial intelligence enhances creativity but reduces the diversity of novel content

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arxiv 2312.00506 v3 pith:FU54YK7Q submitted 2023-12-01 cs.HC cs.AIecon.GNq-fin.EC

Generative artificial intelligence enhances creativity but reduces the diversity of novel content

Anil R. Doshi , Oliver P. Hauser This is my paper

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Creativity is core to being human. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) holds promise for humans to be more creative by offering new ideas, or less creative by anchoring on GenAI ideas. We study the causal impact of GenAI on the production of a creative output in an online experimental study where some writers are could obtain ideas for a story from a GenAI platform. Access to GenAI ideas causes an increase in the writer's creativity with stories being evaluated as better written and more enjoyable, especially among less creative writers. However, GenAI-enabled stories are more similar to each other than stories by humans alone. Our results have implications for researchers, policy-makers and practitioners interested in bolstering creativity, but point to potential downstream consequences from over-reliance.

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