Study: AI is developing creative abilities exceeding human capabilities

04 October 2023 | Issue #17

A recent article from Neuroscience News discusses a study that found Artificial Intelligence, specifically GPT-4, to be on par with the top 1% of human thinkers in terms of creativity. The study used the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, a widely recognized tool for assessing creativity, and found that ChatGPT excelled in fluency and originality. Dr. Erik Guzik, the lead researcher, believes that AI could become a crucial tool for business innovation and entrepreneurship.

The study involved a control group of 24 University of Montana students and compared their scores with those of ChatGPT. The results were then compared with 2,700 college students who took the Torrance Tests nationally in 2016. ChatGPT not only performed in the top 1% for originality but also outperformed the majority of college students. However, it did slip to the 97th percentile for flexibility, which is the ability to generate different types and categories of ideas.

What's even more intriguing is that the study presented strong evidence that AI is developing creative abilities comparable to or even exceeding human capabilities. This is a significant leap from previous research on GPT-3, which did not score as well as humans in tasks involving original thinking. With the advancements in GPT-4, it's now in the top 1% of all human responses for creativity.

The study also delved into the practical applications of AI in the business world. Dr. Guzik expects AI to become a significant driver of innovation, especially in entrepreneurship. He believes that AI could help apply creative thinking to business processes, which is absolutely fascinating.

Next, we'll need more sophisticated tools to differentiate between human and AI-generated ideas. ChatGPT itself suggested that current assessment tools may not fully understand human creativity and that new tools are needed. This opens up a whole new avenue for research and discussion on how we evaluate creativity in both humans and machines.

This is going to be a key ongoing debate. Not only do we need to find ways to evaluate creativity, but we'll need to determine where ideas originate from. These tools do not operate without someone prompting them. But where will we be in a year or two?

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