A widespread view is that Artificial Intelligence cannot be creative. We
tested this assumption by comparing human-generated ideas with those generated
by six Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) chatbots: $alpa.\!ai$,
$Copy.\!ai$, ChatGPT (versions 3 and 4), $Studio.\!ai$, and YouChat. Humans and
a specifically trained AI independently assessed the quality and quantity of
ideas. We found no qualitative difference between AI and human-generated
creativity, although there are differences in how ideas are generated.
Interestingly, 9.4 percent of humans were more creative than the most creative
GAI, GPT-4. Our findings suggest that GAIs are valuable assistants in the
creative process. Continued research and development of GAI in creative tasks
is crucial to fully understand this technology's potential benefits and
drawbacks in shaping the future of creativity. Finally, we discuss the question
of whether GAIs are capable of being truly creative.

本研究测试了人工智能是否具备创造力，通过比较采用六种生成式人工智能聊天机器人生成的创意和人类生成的创意，研究发现虽然创意的生成方式不同，但是在创意质量方面没有明显的差异，并且有 9.4% 的人比 GPT-4 生成的创意更有创造力。研究表明生成式人工智能可以成为创意创造的有价值助手，持续研究和开发生成式人工智能在创造性任务中的应用具有重要意义，同时也探讨了生成式人工智能是否能够真正具备创造力的问题。