August 7, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

The paradox of creativity in generative AI: high performance, human-like bias, and limited differential evaluation

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Main finding reveals generative AI can produce more creative ideas but struggles with fixation bias similar to humans.
AI demonstrated productivity in the egg task but displayed difficulty in distinguishing original ideas from conventional ones.
Approach involved comparing AI performance with 47 human participants and data from eight prior studies using the egg task.
Significance lies in understanding the limits of generative AI in creativity, emphasizing ongoing human evaluation is essential.

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Experiment assesses creativity in generative AI and compares it with human participants, indicating limitations in originality evaluation.

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Experiment assesses creativity in generative AI and compares it with human participants, indicating limitations in originality evaluation.