A bold and thought-provoking journey into AI's power to transform human creativity
In Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us, world-renowned AI researcher and generative AI pioneer, Maya Ackerman, takes you on a thrilling journey into the rise of creative AI, from its earliest pioneers to the cutting-edge tools shaping music, art, and human imagination today.
Ackerman cuts through the hype, revealing the true capabilities and limitations of generative AI while championing its potential to amplify human creativity rather than replace it. Drawing on psychology, philosophy, and her own cutting-edge research, she reveals how generative AI exposes both the brilliance and the blind spots of human society-our ingenuity, our biases, our assumptions about intelligence and identity.
The book contains:
The hidden history and explosive growth of AI-generated creativity
Explorations of the true capabilities and limitations of creative AI
A visionary framework for using AI as a tool to enhance, rather than hinder, human creativity
A bold new perspective on AI ethics and why fixing AI is not enough
Perfect for entrepreneurs, tech leaders, developers, ethicists, and creative professionals, Creative Machines offers deep insights, compelling stories, and a visionary perspective on AI's impact on human society. An essential read for anyone doing their best to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI.
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MAYA ACKERMAN, PHD, is an interna-tionally renowned leader in generative AI, pioneering the next chapter of creativity. As CEO and Co-Founder of WaveAI, one of the earliest generative AI startups, she has enabled millions to explore new frontiers in creative expression through AI. An Associate Professor at Santa Clara University, Dr. Ackerman is widely known for her research on AI and creativity. Dr. Ackerman's insights have been featured in NBC News, NPR, Forbes, and more. Her work champions the role of AI in amplifying-rather than replacing-human creativity.
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Acknowledgments Introduction
Part I What are Creative Machines?
Chapter 1 AARON the Machine Painter
The Only Voice of Reason
The Birth of a Machine Artist
Here Come the Critics
The Bond Between AI and its Maker
Chapter 2 What is Creativity?
My Marvelous Piano
Defining Creativity
Convergent vs. Divergent Thinking
Chapter 3 Human Creativity
The Inner Judge
Productivity Theory
Societal Factors
Creativity and Dreams
Chapter 4 Hallucinations
Psychedelics
Everyday Hallucinations
Machine Hallucinations
Chapter 5 Can Machines Really be Creative?
Delusion of Human Supremacy
Creativity in Nature
Intention and Emotion
EMI - The Music Machine
Imitation and Beyond
Chapter 6 Where Did They Come From?
Meet the Researchers
Music we Don't Need to Hear
A Warrior, a Jaguar Knight, and an AI
The AI That Said "No"
Chapter 7 Behind the Curtain
Expert Systems
Markov Chains
Genetic Algorithms
Artificial Neural Networks
AI Learns to Pay Attention
Chapter 8 The Great AI Awakening
Launching WaveAI
The Many Heads of IBM Watson
From Deep Dreams to Music Machines
Microsoft Dips its Toes
Stability AI and Investors
Open AI: Bigger is Better
Part II Vision for the Future
Chapter 9 Bias, Brilliance, and Our Collective Consciousness
Carl Jung Meets AI
The Face of Brilliance
Hanukkah Bagels
The Collective Shadow
Fixing AI, Fixing Ourselves
Chapter 10 Humble Creative Machines
The Trojan Horse of Creativity
Machines That Elevate Us
The Story of Lyrical AI
The Anatomy of a Humble Creative Machine
The Co-creative Spectrum
Chapter 11 Humble Machines, Human Breakthroughs
Roboccini and the Artist
The AI That got me Improvising
The Humble Secret Behind ChatGPT
Mourning and the Machine
Chapter 12 A Fresh Look at Familiar Topics
Job Displacement
Data, Identity and IP
Truth and Misinformation
Stranger Than (Science) Fiction
Chapter 13 Embracing AI's Limits
Petal Portraits
Lest we Become Machines
The Instinct to be Human
Our Greatest Creation
Chapter 14 Finale:The AI Symphony
Epilogue
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