The concept of creativity, a value now central to modern society, did not appear in written form until 1875. Before 1950, there were virtually no articles, books, or classes dedicated to the topic. Psychologists in the mid-20th century attempted to quantify creativity, focusing on divergent thinking. They administered tests like the “brick test” to diverse groups including Army officers, schoolchildren, and engineers at General Electric. However, these tests have not been shown to predict success in creative pursuits. Today, creativity is often linked with novelty and utility, particularly in Silicon Valley, where it’s seen as essential for innovation. Despite advancements in AI, the deeper questions of whether machines can be wise, honest, or caring remain more significant than their ability to mimic human creativity.
Udaya Bhaskar Mahadevu
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6h OUT NOW – To times when tech was actually fun.Full story of creation is in the PDF Document here: https://community-edition.nothing.tech/gallery/991285/240785/746967645鈥eel free to download it and have a scroll through. It took a lot of effort to make the document, it鈥檚 almost a magazine lol.
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drumm colin
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Mar 30 so weird to be reading a history book published in 1970 that has zero footnotes. “hey maybe we should show our work so the reader can follow up on it” was truly an incredible innovation in scholarship
TracingWoodgrains
@tracewoodgrains
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Apr 15 Fascinating, moving, and important article reflecting on the nothing-is-sacred nature of the early internet and the question of what to do when it all starts to get a little too real and the people who aren’t joking around conclude they’re in good company.Strongly recommended.
Nikhil Mehra
@TweetinderKaul
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Feb 18 The first resort of the uncreative members of my generation is: But what is the need??? See, brother uncle, you don’t see a need because you have never taken the creative burden upon yourself. Dullness is stillness and that serves you perfectly. But the rest of us see life as
Vincent Balusseau
@vbalusseau
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Apr 16 Spot on. A must-read for everyone working in a “Creative agency”.
“We set creativity up as the only metric we wanted to be judged by and walked away from the many ways that agencies had traditionally added value”.
SophiaVerse
@SophiaVerse_AI
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Apr 11 AI’s Creativity Conundrum: Bridging the Gap Between Imitation and InnovationModern AI tools have revolutionized content creation, making it easier than ever to produce works that mirror existing styles. However, this convenience comes with a caveat: a widening gap between
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