Understanding AI’s Potential in Creativity and Research

Abstract

We experimented with artificial intelligence (Al) to better understand its limitations, guiding principles, and ethical impacts in creative and academic research and writing. Our project\u27s purpose was to explore if Al can only harm creative endeavors and should therefore remain separate from the arts. Our methodology involved prompting and re-prompting to compose a variety of texts, demonstrating that the use of Al for creative and academic works can involve critical thinking. This process included giving the Als broad-scope prompts and narrowing in on specific tasks with repetitive re-prompting. We applied this method to writing, gathering resources, and providing enough background to generate accurate outputs. The first half of the project included providing Claude with research on poetry and constructing a poetry collection that combined human creativity and Al capabilities. The other half involved gathering different academics\u27 statements on the way Al is impacting artists\u27 communities and had Claude design a website, write a literature review, and generate art over this current debate. We determined the importance of enhancement over the replacement of learning, discovered that the capabilities Al possesses can be a guiding tool for those who are unfamiliar with the creative process, and demonstrated that the use of Al can be used without forfeiting the human aspects of critical thinking