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Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep58 "What do brains teach us about whether AI is creative?"

May 13, 2024
Neuroscientist David Eagleman and composer Anthony Brandt explore creativity, AI's impact, cultural evolution of ideas, and human brain processes. They discuss blending diverse elements, intersection of art and technology, human potential, therapy, and compare human vs. AI creativity.
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  • Human creativity involves bending, breaking, and blending information to create new concepts.
  • Cultural evolution shapes human creativity, highlighting the impact of social interactions and diversity.

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Creativity and AI: The Remixing of Ideas

Creativity is explored as the essence of human advancement, contrasting human and AI creativity. While large language models like Chatshi PT are accused of merely recycling existing ideas, humans have a unique capability to generate new concepts by bending, breaking, and blending information. This contrasts with AI, which excels at remixing data but lacks human-like evaluation and filtering skills.

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