Summary of On Creativity and Open-endedness, by L. B. Soros et al.
On Creativity and Open-Endedness
by L. B. Soros, Alyssa Adams, Stefano Kalonaris, Olaf Witkowski, Christian Guckelsberger
First submitted to arxiv on: 28 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper aims to revitalize discussions on connections between Computational Creativity (CC) and Artificial Life (ALife), focusing on the concept of Open-Endedness (OE). It highlights the importance of cross-disciplinary dialogue in scientific progress, as both fields have dedicated research efforts into studying OE and artificial innovation. The authors provide historical context for research in both domains and review limited work connecting creativity and OE explicitly. They identify specific questions to be considered, including decreasing conceptual ambiguity between OE and creativity, identifying synergy effects between the two concepts, and establishing a dialogue between ALife and CC research. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Artificial Life is an interdisciplinary field that draws from many perspectives. This paper wants to connect it with Computational Creativity, which aims to make artificial systems creative. Both fields have studied Open-Endedness, or the ability for systems to innovate freely. Despite being close, these concepts haven’t been fully explored together. The authors look at how each field has researched OE separately and identify questions that need answering. |
