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Creative Machines
AI, Art & Us
Maya Ackerman (Author)
9781394316267, Wiley
Hardback, published 7 October 2025
224 pages
23.1 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.386 kg
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: 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.
Introduction 1 Part I What Are Creative Machines? 5 Chapter 1 AARON the Machine Painter 7 The Only Voice of Reason 7 The Birth of a Machine Artist 10 Here Come the Critics 11 The Bond Between AI and Its Maker 12 Chapter 2 What Is Creativity? 15 My Marvelous Piano 16 Defining Creativity 19 Convergent vs. Divergent Thinking 22 Chapter 3 Human Creativity 25 The Inner Judge 25 Productivity Theory 28 Societal Factors 30 Creativity and Dreams 32 Chapter 4 Hallucinations 35 Psychedelics 36 Everyday Hallucinations 40 Machine Hallucinations 43 Chapter 5 Can Machines Really Be Creative? 47 Delusion of Human Supremacy 48 Creativity in Nature 50 Intention and Emotion 52 EMI the Music Machine 56 Imitation and Beyond 58 Chapter 6 Where Did They Come From? 61 Meet the Researchers 61 Music We Don’t Need to Hear 63 A Warrior, a Jaguar Knight, and an AI 65 The AI That Said “No” 67 Chapter 7 Behind the Curtain 71 Expert Systems 72 Markov Chains 73 Genetic Algorithms 75 Artificial Neural Networks 78 AI Learns to Pay Attention 80 Chapter 8 The Great AI Awakening 83 Launching WaveAI 84 From Deep Dreams to Music Machines 87 Microsoft Dips Its Toes 90 Stability AI and Investors 92 OpenAI: Bigger Is Better 94 Part II Vision for the Future 99 Chapter 9 Bias, Brilliance, and Our Collective Consciousness 103 Carl Jung Meets AI 105 The Face of Brilliance 107 Hanukkah Bagels 111 The Collective Shadow 116 Fixing AI, Fixing Ourselves 118 Chapter 10 Humble Creative Machines 121 The Trojan Horse of Creativity 124 Machines That Elevate Us 126 The Story of Lyrical AI 128 The Anatomy of a Humble Creative Machine 131 The Co-Creative Spectrum 135 Chapter 11 Humble Machines, Human Breakthroughs 141 Roboccini and the Artist 142 The AI That Got Me Improvising 145 The Humble Secret Behind ChatGPT 148 Mourning and the Machine 153 Chapter 12 A Fresh Look at Familiar Topics 157 Job Displacement 158 Data, Identity, and IP 162 Truth and Misinformation 166 Stranger Than (Science) Fiction 171 Chapter 13 Embracing AI’s Limits 175 Petal Portraits 176 Lest We Become Machines 177 The Instinct to Be Human 180 Our Greatest Creation 183 Chapter 14 Finale: The AI Symphony 185
Epilogue 189
Acknowledgments 193
About the Author 195
References 197
Index 205
Subject Areas: Computer science [UY]
