Artificial Intelligence and Creativity : An Interdisciplinary Approach / edited by T. Dartnall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dartnall, T., Editor.

Series:

Studies in Cognitive Systems ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive psychology.

Philosophy of mind.

Computational linguistics.

Cognitive Psychology.

Philosophy of Mind.

Computational Linguistics.

Local Subjects:

Cognitive Psychology.

Philosophy of Mind.

Computational Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 458 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 1994.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Creativity is one of the least understood aspects of intelligence and is often seen as `intuitive' and not susceptible to rational enquiry. Recently, however, there has been a resurgence of interest in the area, principally in artificial intelligence and cognitive science, but also in psychology, philosophy, computer science, logic, mathematics, sociology, and architecture and design. This volume brings this work together and provides an overview of this rapidly developing field. It addresses a range of issues. Can computers be creative? Can they help us to understand human creativity? How can artificial intelligence (AI) enhance human creativity? How, in particular, can it contribute to the `sciences of the artificial', such as design? Does the new wave of AI (connectionism, geneticism and artificial life) offer more promise in these areas than classical, symbol-handling AI? What would the implications be for AI and cognitive science if computers could not be creative? These issues are explored in five interrelated parts, each of which is introducted and explained by a leading figure in the field. - Prologue (Margaret Boden) - Part I: Foundational Issues (Terry Dartnall) - Part II: Creativity and Cognition (Graeme S. Halford and Robert Levinson) - Part III: Creativity and Connectionism (Chris Thornton) - Part IV: Creativity and Design (John Gero) - Part V: Human Creativity Enhancement (Ernest Edmonds) - Epilogue (Douglas Hofstadter) For researchers in AI, cognitive science, computer science, philosophy, psychology, mathematics, logic, sociology, and architecture and design; and anyone interested in the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence and creativity.

Contents:

Prologue

Creativity and Computers

I / Foundational Issues

Introduction: On Having a Mind of Your Own

Creativity, Thought and Representational Redescription

Connectionism and Cognitive Flexibility

Re-representation and Emergent Information in Three Cases of Problem Solving

Psychological Issues in Modelling Creativity

Gödel’s Theorem and Creativity

Machine Predictability Versus Human Creativity

II / Creativity and Cognition

Introduction: Creativity and Cognition

Tensor Models: A Creative Basis for Memory Retrieval and Analogical Mapping

Experience-based Creativity

Creative Proof Planning

Clues to Creativity

III / Creativity and Connectionism

Introduction: Creativity, Connectionism and Guided Walks

Creativity, Chaos and Artificial Intelligence

The Evolution of Connectionist Networks

Why Connectionist Learning Algorithms Need to be More Creative

IV / Creativity and Design

Introduction: Creativity and Design

Computational Models of Creative Design Processes

A Model of Creative Design Using a Genetic Metaphor

Lateral Translation in Design

Creativity, Invention and the Computational Metaphor: Prolegomenon to a Case Study

V / Human Creativity Enhancement

Introduction: Computer-based Systems that Support Creativity

Cybernetic Serendipity Revisited

Amplifying Designers’ Creativity with Domain-Oriented Design Environments

Creativity in Social Sciences: the Computer Enhancement of Qualitative Data Analysis

Cognitive Support and the Rhythm of Design

Epilogue

How Could a Copycat ever be Creative?

Index of Names

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

ISBN:

94-017-0793-6