Generative Artificial Intelligence and Creativity

Possibilities, Precautions, and Perspectives

1st Edition - June 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:
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"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.

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.

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School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut

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.

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Professor of Education Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA

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