Thoughts on CreativeAI, 8 years later
In light of an upcoming experiment, I've been revisiting a piece I wrote in March 2016 titled "Creative AI: On the Democratisation & Escalation of Creativity" (https://medium.com/@creativeai/creativeai-9d4b2346faf3). This expansive manifesto, which outlined much of the Generative AI landscape years before its mainstream emergence, hinged on a fundamental assumption: The central point of Generative AI Systems is to make more people more creative and to enable "a future where CreativeAI helps us raise the human potential."
Reflecting on this vision from today's vantage point, I now perceive it as rather naive and recognize it as just one of many competing viewpoints. The current landscape has revealed far more compelling scenarios that have yet to capture widespread attention—reminiscent of the nascent state of Generative AI in 2016. More on these ideas soon.
