Synthetic Dissonance Theory, how Generative AI use Produces Creativity Devaluation and Impostorism

Key Points

• The research examines how generative AI influences creativity and feelings of impostorism among users.
• Analyzed generative AI's effects on creativity through surveys and experiments among various fields.
• Utilized self-reported measures of creativity and impostor feelings over a specified duration.
• Participants using generative AI reported a 30% increase in feelings of creativity devaluation (95% CI, 0.15-0.45, p<0.01).
• Impostor feelings increased significantly by 25% among heavy users of generative AI (HR 1.25, 95% CI, 1.10-1.45, p=0.05).