GPT-4V, DALL-E 3, and divergent semantic association
How many humans are creative with a “big C?” How many humans are outperformed by GPT-4 for “little C” everyday life creativity? Chen et al. (2023) produced a ground-breaking experiment in their paper. The full title is worth meditating on: Probing the “Creativity” of Large Language Models: Can Models Produce Divergent Semantic Association?
Divergent semantic association is the ability of a creative mind to find symbols (words, images, and sounds) that diverge from a standard that defines creativity. Creativity is something new that GPT-4 can now perform.
“Big C” creativity is rare for humans. “Big C” creativity, such as that of Mozart, Einstein, or Picasso, is a one-in-a-million phenomenon.
However, “little C” creativity is relatively common when we adapt to new situations or produce new little artifacts. Chen et al. (2023) collected...
