A Science-based Guide to Thinking Creatively—With LLMs
AI/Creativity Application
Review a large collection of ideas you’ve brainstormed and identify patterns that may be hiding within them.
Oliver Burkeman on what people who’d like to keep making a living from creativity should do in the face of AI:
... See more"For me, it means two things. First: that AI tools belong in my workflow only to the extent that they help me achieve the overarching goals of human connection. This is the Amish approach to technology: first, clarify your values; then adop
We’re watching that play out in real time! The shape of Henrik’s pace is the shape that many generative AI tools encourage: a big burst of energy at the very beginning of the process. This is what’s so exciting about them! Since the beginning of each form, creators have lamented the what writer Natalie Goldberg aptly characterized as the “tyranny o
... See moreThere's this idea floating around that using AI means you're somehow cheating the creative process or making it too easy.
But that's NOT how I use AI at all.
When I work with AI, I'm not checking out of the creative process. I'm fully in it—throwing questions, bouncing ideas, asking for rephrasing, exploring different angles.
This is VERY different to... See more
But that's NOT how I use AI at all.
When I work with AI, I'm not checking out of the creative process. I'm fully in it—throwing questions, bouncing ideas, asking for rephrasing, exploring different angles.
This is VERY different to... See more