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Computational creativity

Computational creativity (also known as artificial creativity, mechanical creativity, creative computing or creative computation) is a multidisciplinary endeavour that is located at the intersection of the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, and the arts (e.g., computational art as part of computational culture).

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Key concepts from literature

InnovationGeneral-purpose technologyMarcel DuchampFountainThe Beverly Hillbillies
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Linguistic creativity

PunsNeologismRhymesAllusionsSarcasm
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Visual and artistic creativity

Visual artHarold CohenAARONNeuro-EvolutionaryThe Painting Fool
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Machine learning for computational creativity

Artificial neural networksPaul WerbosBernard WidrowMichael I. JordanDavid Rumelhart
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Machine learning for computational creativity

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Musical creativity

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Creativity in problem solving

Criticism of computational creativity

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Computational creativity

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related to Events · 48
Computational creativity → Arne DietrichICCC, Atlanta, Australia, Bolzano, Bozen-Bolzano, CanadaICCC, Charlotte, Coimbra, COVID-19, Dublin, Emily ShortICCC, Events, FranceICCC, Free University, George, Georgia, ICCC, Ireland, ItalyICCC, Keynote
related to Musical creativity · 16
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related to Historical evolution of computational creativity · 13
Computational creativity → As, Bach, Beyond, Dartmouth Conference, Dehn's AUTHOR, During, Haydn, Kiernberger, Meehan's TALE-SPIN, Mozart, Professional, The, This
related to Innovation · 10
Computational creativity → AI, As AI, Computational, Giora, It, Philip Hutchinson, Pérez, SAI, This, Veale
related to Visual and artistic creativity · 10
Computational creativity → Aaron, Computational, Harold Cohen's AARON, Neuro-Evolutionary Art, NEvAr, NEvAr's, Other, Penousal Machado, These, Though
related to Criticism of computational creativity · 8
Computational creativity → All, As, Chaitin, Mathematically, Model Theory, Related, Similar, Traditional
related to Exploratory and transformational creativity · 8
Computational creativity → Boden, Boden's, Following, Geraint Wiggins, However, Newell, She, Simon
related to Creativity in problem solving · 7
Computational creativity → CLARION-based, Creativity, EII, In, So, The, The Explicit-Implicit Interaction
related to Theoretical issues · 7
Computational creativity → Ada Lovelace's, Especially, If, Indeed, Teresa Amabile, Theoretical, This
related to Co-creation · 4
Computational creativity → Recently, These, This, While

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