Study: AI lifts the floor of creativity but may lower the ceiling
mikeflache · x · 2026-10-13
An experimental study by Gary Charness and Daniela Grieco finds AI boosts the volume and baseline quality of ideas for less-creative people but homogenizes output; breakthrough creativity still depends on human intuition pushing back against algorithmic recommendations. Over-reliance risks replacing genuine divergence with polished consensus.
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