Course on Creative Work and Artificial Intelligence

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We’re happy to share that two colleagues recently taught a course on AI and creativity with great success, bringing fresh perspectives on the role of human creativity in the age of AI. Filippo now published a thoughtful blog post reflecting on his experiences and key learnings from the course—including the importance of practicing creativity, not just discussing it:

“In talking about AI and the future of creativity, we did not just talk about how we could remain creative, but we try to practice that creativity in the classroom; we did not only discuss how to design or use AI in a way that preserve what we value in humanity: embodied engagement, personal meaning, physical proximity, joy, excitement, curiosity, justice, respect… we tried to design a course in which we could practice and enjoyed these things.”

Read the full blog post here