Are Semantic Networks Associated with Idea Originality in Artificial Creativity? A Comparison with Human Agents
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| author | Domanti, Umberto Campidelli, Lorenzo Agnoli, Sergio De Angeli, Antonella |
| author_facet | Domanti, Umberto Campidelli, Lorenzo Agnoli, Sergio De Angeli, Antonella |
| contents | The application of generative artificial intelligence in Creativity Support Tools (CSTs) presents the challenge of interfacing two black boxes: the user's mind and the machine engine. According to Artificial Cognition, this challenge involves theories, methods, and constructs developed to study human creativity. Consistently, the paper investigated the relationship between semantic networks organisation and idea originality in Large Language Models. Data was collected by administering a set of standardised tests to ChatGPT-4o and 81 psychology students, divided into higher and lower creative individuals. The expected relationship was confirmed in the comparison between ChatGPT-4o and higher creative humans. However, despite having a more rigid network, ChatGPT-4o emerged as more original than lower creative humans. We attributed this difference to human motivational processes and model hyperparameters, advancing a research agenda for the study of artificial creativity. In conclusion, we illustrate the potential of this construct for designing and evaluating CSTs. |
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| spellingShingle | Are Semantic Networks Associated with Idea Originality in Artificial Creativity? A Comparison with Human Agents Domanti, Umberto Campidelli, Lorenzo Agnoli, Sergio De Angeli, Antonella Human-Computer Interaction The application of generative artificial intelligence in Creativity Support Tools (CSTs) presents the challenge of interfacing two black boxes: the user's mind and the machine engine. According to Artificial Cognition, this challenge involves theories, methods, and constructs developed to study human creativity. Consistently, the paper investigated the relationship between semantic networks organisation and idea originality in Large Language Models. Data was collected by administering a set of standardised tests to ChatGPT-4o and 81 psychology students, divided into higher and lower creative individuals. The expected relationship was confirmed in the comparison between ChatGPT-4o and higher creative humans. However, despite having a more rigid network, ChatGPT-4o emerged as more original than lower creative humans. We attributed this difference to human motivational processes and model hyperparameters, advancing a research agenda for the study of artificial creativity. In conclusion, we illustrate the potential of this construct for designing and evaluating CSTs. |
| title | Are Semantic Networks Associated with Idea Originality in Artificial Creativity? A Comparison with Human Agents |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.02048 |