Generative Artificial Intelligence and Creativity
Possibilities, Precautions, and Perspectives
- 1st Edition - January 1, 2026
- Editors: Matthew J. Worwood, James C. Kaufman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 0 7 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 0 7 4 - 1
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: Possibilities, Precautions, and Perspectives explores the dynamic relationship between generative AI (genAI) and creati… Read more
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: Possibilities, Precautions, and Perspectives explores the dynamic relationship between generative AI (genAI) and creativity. This book brings together global scholars from diverse fields to explore the transformative impact of genAI on human creativity. As technological advancements in genAI continue to accelerate, this book navigates through the complexities of understanding and harnessing its potential. Generative Artificial Intelligence and Creativity not only dissects the fundamental principles underlying AI's contribution to creativity but also addresses the paradoxical impact of AI on human creative industries. This book serves as a unique guide for anyone seeking to comprehend the implications of AI on the future of human creativity.
- Outlines how AI could broaden the scope of human creativity by introducing new tools and methodologies
- Examines how AI can enhance the seven transdisciplinary creativity skills
- Discusses the impact of robots in stimulating creativity in children and adults, highlighting the potential risks and benefits
- Reviews generative AI's impact on education and possible impacts equity
Researchers and advanced level students in both psychology and education
Introduction Part One: Core Conceptions of Generative AI and Creativity
1. The Myth of the Creative Bot: Perceptions of AI and Their Consequences
2. Artificial Intelligence for Understanding, Assessing and Enhancing Creativity
3. Unveiling the Evolution of Teaching and Learning: Navigating Creativity in the Era of AI Part Two: The Potential Benefits of Generative AI on Human Creativity
4. Transdisciplinary Creativity with Generative AI
5. AI as Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Tools
6. Impact of Robots for Human Creativity
7. Creative AI-gency: How AI Elicits Human Creative Potential
8. Augmenting Human Creativity with Responsible Use of Generative AI Part Three: The Ethics and Potential Harm of Generative AI on Creators and Creative Industries
9. Canary in the Coal Mine
10. The Paradox of Artificial Creativity: Exploring the Negative Impacts of AI on Creatives
11. Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: The Ethical Debate
12. Generative AI’s impact on Creativity and Equity: Another Great Equalizer or The Rich Get Richer? Part Four: The Potential Impact of Generative AI on Future Human Creativity
13. AI Yay Yay: Where is AI Leading Creativity?
14. Beyond Idea Generation: The Importance of Idea Evaluation in Human-AI Creativity
15. The Paradox of Creativity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
16. The Convenience Trap: How AI Could Hinder Creativity in Education
17. Creative AI Beyond Co-creativity Part Five: Practical Issues concerning Generative AI and Human Creativity
18. Assessing Creativity with AI
19. Generative AI v. Human Creativity: Challenges for the Copyright System
20. Entangled Interaction with Minimal Algorithms: Is Interactive Process, and not Model Size, the Key to More Creative Machines?
21. A Word from ChatGPT
22. A Human Conclusion
1. The Myth of the Creative Bot: Perceptions of AI and Their Consequences
2. Artificial Intelligence for Understanding, Assessing and Enhancing Creativity
3. Unveiling the Evolution of Teaching and Learning: Navigating Creativity in the Era of AI Part Two: The Potential Benefits of Generative AI on Human Creativity
4. Transdisciplinary Creativity with Generative AI
5. AI as Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Tools
6. Impact of Robots for Human Creativity
7. Creative AI-gency: How AI Elicits Human Creative Potential
8. Augmenting Human Creativity with Responsible Use of Generative AI Part Three: The Ethics and Potential Harm of Generative AI on Creators and Creative Industries
9. Canary in the Coal Mine
10. The Paradox of Artificial Creativity: Exploring the Negative Impacts of AI on Creatives
11. Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: The Ethical Debate
12. Generative AI’s impact on Creativity and Equity: Another Great Equalizer or The Rich Get Richer? Part Four: The Potential Impact of Generative AI on Future Human Creativity
13. AI Yay Yay: Where is AI Leading Creativity?
14. Beyond Idea Generation: The Importance of Idea Evaluation in Human-AI Creativity
15. The Paradox of Creativity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
16. The Convenience Trap: How AI Could Hinder Creativity in Education
17. Creative AI Beyond Co-creativity Part Five: Practical Issues concerning Generative AI and Human Creativity
18. Assessing Creativity with AI
19. Generative AI v. Human Creativity: Challenges for the Copyright System
20. Entangled Interaction with Minimal Algorithms: Is Interactive Process, and not Model Size, the Key to More Creative Machines?
21. A Word from ChatGPT
22. A Human Conclusion
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Matthew J. Worwood
Matthew Worwood is Associate Director of UConn Digital Media & Design at the Stamford campus. He also serves as the Director of Digital Media CT, a statewide collaborative dedicated to furthering Digital Media education in Connecticut. Matthew’s research focuses on teacher creativity and design thinking inside the context of teaching and learning. He has also published on design-based practices that influence the development and implementation of technological solutions in education.
Matthew blogs at DadsforCreativity.com and co-hosts the Fueling Creativity podcast. He is also an active contributor to Creativity and Education and produces the occasional low-budget documentary film. Matthew currently serves on the Advisory board at St Gregory the Great Elementary School in Danbury, CT; he is also in the process of setting up a small UK-based charity dedicated to helping post-care foster children in London, England.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut, USAJK
James C. Kaufman
James C. Kaufman is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author/editor of more than 45 books and 300 papers, which include theoretical contributions such as the Four-C Model of Creativity (with Ron Beghetto) and empirical work, such as the study that spawned the “Sylvia Plath Effect. He is a past president of Division 10 (Society for Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts) of the American Psychological Association (APA). James has won many awards, including Mensa’s research award, the Torrance Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, and APA’s Berlyne, Arnheim, and Farnsworth awards. He co-founded two major journals (Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts and Psychology of Popular Media Culture). He has tested Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s creativity on CNN, appeared in the hit Australian show Redesign Your Brain, narrated the comic book documentary Independents, and is set to appear in a 2021 Netflix documentary. He wrote the book and lyrics to Discovering Magenta, which had its NYC premiere in 2015, and co-authored a book on bad baseball pitchers with his father.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Education Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA