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Creativity is a fundamental pillar of human expression and a driving force behind innovation, yet it now stands at a crossroads. As artificial intelligence advances at an astonishing pace, the question arises: can machines match and…

General Economics · Economics 2024-09-30 Anne-Gaëlle Maltese , Pierre Pelletier , Rémy Guichardaz

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used to support a wide range of human tasks, yet empirical evidence on its effect on creativity remains scattered. Can GenAI generate ideas that are creative? To what extent can it…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Niklas Holzner , Sebastian Maier , Stefan Feuerriegel

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) agents are increasingly embedded in collaborative learning environments, yet their impact on the processes of argumentative knowledge construction remains insufficiently understood. Emerging…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Lixiang Yan , Yueqiao Jin , Linxuan Zhao , Roberto Martinez-Maldonado , Xinyu Li , Xiu Guan , Wenxin Guo , Xibin Han , Dragan Gašević

This position paper examines potential pitfalls on the way towards achieving human-AI co-creation with generative models in a way that is beneficial to the users' interests. In particular, we collected a set of nine potential pitfalls,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-04-02 Daniel Buschek , Lukas Mecke , Florian Lehmann , Hai Dang

Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) can autonomously pursue long-term goals, make decisions, and execute complex, multi-turn workflows. Unlike traditional generative AI, which responds reactively to prompts, agentic AI proactively…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Anirban Mukherjee , Hannah Hanwen Chang

As generative AI tools like ChatGPT become integral to everyday writing, critical questions arise about how to preserve writers' sense of agency and ownership when using these tools. Yet, a systematic understanding of how AI assistance…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Mohi Reza , Jeb Thomas-Mitchell , Peter Dushniku , Nathan Laundry , Joseph Jay Williams , Anastasia Kuzminykh

Mixed-initiative visual analytics systems incorporate well-established design principles that improve users' abilities to solve problems. As these systems consider whether to take initiative towards achieving user goals, many current…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Adam Coscia , Duen Horng Chau , Alex Endert

With recent advancements in multi-agent generative AI (Gen AI), technology organizations like Microsoft are adopting these complex tools, redefining AI agents as active collaborators in complex workflows rather than as passive tools. In…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-09 Suchismita Naik , Austin L. Toombs , Amanda Snellinger , Scott Saponas , Amanda K. Hall

We study building embodied agents for open-ended creative tasks. While existing methods build instruction-following agents that can perform diverse open-ended tasks, none of them demonstrates creativity -- the ability to give novel and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-29 Penglin Cai , Chi Zhang , Yuhui Fu , Haoqi Yuan , Zongqing Lu

As generative AI (GenAI) systems become increasingly proficient at simulating human-like and well-reasoned text, users may attribute authority to AI outputs, shaping how they engage with writing and reasoning tasks. While prior work has…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-05-18 Vitor H. A. Welzel , Nicholas Vincent

Studies of Generative AI (GenAI)-assisted creative workflows have focused on individuals overcoming challenges of prompting to produce what they envisioned. When designers work in teams, how do collaboration and prompting influence each…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Yuanning Han , Ziyi Qiu , Jiale Cheng , RAY LC

Most AI systems today are designed to manage tasks and execute predefined steps. This makes them effective for process coordination but limited in their ability to engage in joint problem-solving with humans or contribute new ideas. We…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Kexin Quan , Dina Albassam , Mengke Wu , Zijian Ding , Jessie Chin

Generative AI is quickly becoming an integral part of people's everyday workflows. Early evidence has shown that while generative AI can increase individual-level productivity, it does so at the cost of collective diversity, potentially…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Nathanael Jo , Manish Raghavan

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and its sub-branch machine learning (ML) promise machines that go beyond the boundaries of automation and behave autonomously. Applications of these machines in creative practices such as…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-08-06 Ardavan Bidgoli , Eunsu Kang , Daniel Cardoso Llach

Artificial Intelligence holds significant potential to enhance human creativity. However, achieving this vision requires a clearer understanding of how such enhancement can be effectively realized. Drawing on a relational and distributed…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Andrea Gaggioli , Sabrina Bartolotta , Andrea Ubaldi , Katusha Gerardini , Eleonora Diletta Sarcinella , Alice Chirico

The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables humans to co-create content with machines. The unexpectedness of AI-generated content can bring inspiration and entertainment to users. However, the co-creation interactions are always…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-07-11 Daijin Yang

The creation process of design fiction is going participatory and inclusive with non experts. Recognizing the potential of artificial intelligence in creativity support, we explore the use of AI assistance in creating design fiction. This…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-10-04 Yiying Wu , Yunye Yu , Pengcheng An

With the continuous development of technological and educational innovation, learners nowadays can obtain a variety of support from agents such as teachers, peers, education technologies, and recently, generative artificial intelligence…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-12-13 Yizhou Fan , Luzhen Tang , Huixiao Le , Kejie Shen , Shufang Tan , Yueying Zhao , Yuan Shen , Xinyu Li , Dragan Gašević

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: $alpa.\!ai$, $Copy.\!ai$,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-10-18 Jennifer Haase , Paul H. P. Hanel

Multi-agent AI systems, which simulate diverse instructional roles such as teachers and peers, offer new possibilities for personalized and interactive learning. Yet, student-AI interaction patterns and their pedagogical implications remain…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Zhanxin Hao , Jie Cao , Ruimiao Li , Jifan Yu , Zhiyuan Liu , Yu Zhang