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Today's computers are composing music that sounds "more Bach than
Bach,ö turning photographs into paintings in the style of Van Gogh's
Starry Night, and even writing screenplays. But are computers truly
creative-or are they merely tools to be used by musicians, artists, and
writers? In this book, Arthur I. Miller takes us on a tour of creativity in
the age of machines.
Miller, an authority on creativity, identifies the key factors essential
to the creative process, from "the need for introspectionö to "the ability
to discover the key problem.ö He talks to people on the cutting edge of
artificial intelligence, encountering computers that mimic the brain and
machines that have defeated champions in chess, Jeopardy!, and Go. In
the central part of the book, Miller explores the riches of computercreated art, introducing us to artists and computer scientists who have,
among much else, unleashed an artificial neural network to create a
nightmarish, multi-eyed dog-cat; taught AI to imagine; developed a robot
that paints; created algorithms for poetry; and produced the world's first
computer-composed musical, Beyond the Fence, staged by Android Lloyd
Webber and friends.
But, Miller writes, in order to be truly creative, machines will need to
step into the world. He probes the nature of consciousness and speaks to
researchers trying to develop emotions and consciousness in computers.
Miller argues that computers can already be as creative as humans-
and someday will surpass us. But this is not a dystopian account; Miller
celebrates the creative possibilities of artificial intelligence in art, music,
and literature.