By T. Dartnall

Creativity is without doubt one of the least understood elements of intelligence and is usually noticeable as `intuitive' and never at risk of rational enquiry. lately, besides the fact that, there was a resurgence of curiosity within the region, largely in man made intelligence and cognitive technological know-how, but additionally in psychology, philosophy, machine technological know-how, common sense, arithmetic, sociology, and structure and layout. This quantity brings this interact and offers an summary of this quickly constructing box. It addresses a number concerns. Can pcs be inventive? Can they assist us to appreciate human creativity? How can man made intelligence (AI) increase human creativity? How, specifically, can it give a contribution to the `sciences of the artificial', resembling layout? Does the hot wave of AI (connectionism, geneticism and synthetic lifestyles) supply extra promise in those components than classical, symbol-handling AI? What might the implications be for AI and cognitive technological know-how if pcs may well not be artistic?
those matters are explored in 5 interrelated components, each one of that's introducted and defined via a number one determine within the box.
- Prologue (Margaret Boden)
- half I: Foundational concerns (Terry Dartnall)
- half II: Creativity and Cognition (Graeme S. Halford and Robert Levinson)
- half III: Creativity and Connectionism (Chris Thornton)
- half IV: Creativity and layout (John Gero)
- half V: Human Creativity Enhancement (Ernest Edmonds)
- Epilogue (Douglas Hofstadter)
For researchers in AI, cognitive technology, laptop technological know-how, philosophy, psychology, arithmetic, good judgment, sociology, and structure and layout; and a person drawn to the quickly growing to be box of synthetic intelligence and creativity.

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