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Of course, computers can't be creative, so it is just imitation. What it creates is not novel. It's just doing what the programmer told it to do. Blah blah blah
by robbrown451 9y ago
Of course, computers can't be creative, so it is just imitation. What it creates is not novel. It's just doing what the programmer told it to do. Blah blah blah.
In my opinion, it is one step -- and an impressive step -- in the direction of computers being able to actually be creative. The areas where humans can do something that computers can't is shrinking. You can dismiss it if you want, but at what point will you acknowledge that what the computer is doing isn't simply imitation? I guess you can keep moving the goalposts, but to me, this is pretty impressive.
- SimbaOnSteroids 9y agoThis assumes creativity is anything more than copying from multiple sources.
- musage 9y agoIf it's not more, how come there is anything to copy from?
- reiinakano 9y agoCopying from nature with tiny little variations I guess?
- musage 9y agoLittle compared to what? They're infinitely big compared to no variations. Ignoring that part because it's unclear is like throwing out the baby and keeping the bathwater to me.
- vacri 9y ago> Of course, computers can't be creative, so it is just imitation. I take it that you've never worked in IT support :)
- tbabb 9y agoWhat is your definition of "creative"?
- robbrown451 9y agoHaving the ability to make something original, I suppose. But then you can question what is original. I tend to think everything is somewhat derivative. But some things more than others. The things that are the least derivative, are the most creative. And what this program does is more creative than most things computer programs do, and probably more creative than lots of things that, if a human did it, you'd call "creative."
- ak93 9y agoI think the definition of "creativity" is very vague when we try to explain that in terms of computer or AI. Generative artwork/systems, which are highly random tends to appear "creative" and not just any "imitation".