AI beats 99% of humans on originality test

ALSO: 65% of top AI companies founded by immigrants

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Zain Kahn
July 12, 2023

Read time: 2.5 minutes

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Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Leo Tolstoy and now…ChatGPT?

If things weren’t weird enough for you already, AI just beat 99% of human test takers on a creativity test.

But what does it all mean?

Hope you like oysters and marmite, because we’re serving a weird one today.

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  • Research Roundup: Google’s medical chatbot, Brain Cancer, Parkinson’s, and Immigrant Founders

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THE BIG INSIGHT

AI beats 99% of humans on originality test

AI can match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard test for creativity, according to a new study from the University of Montana and its partners.

The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) was used to conduct the research - a well-known creativity test that has been around for decades. The test scores takers on fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration.

Researchers submitted 8 responses from ChatGPT, and 24 responses from UM students to the TTCT, and compared it with 2,700 scores from students nationally.

ChatGPT ranked in the top 1% for fluency and originality and the top 3% for flexibility, demonstrating significant creativity.

Superhuman’s take: The knee-jerk reaction to this research would suggest that AI is about to replace human creatives. But this is just one study that uses one test of creativity. We still have a long way to go before we can make such statements with confidence. According to one of the researchers who conducted the test "ChatGPT told us we may not fully understand human creativity, which I believe is correct."

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RESEARCH ROUNDUP 

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Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals

Google’s new AI healthcare chatbot is being tested at Mayo Clinic. And it’s proved to be a mixed bag so far - performing as well as doctors in some areas, but falling short in others. The tool isn't perfect yet but it's good at understanding things and giving answers that are supported by evidence. While the tool is still a work in progress, Google believes it could be particularly helpful in countries with limited access to doctors. Read more →

65% of top AI companies have immigrant founders

New research reveals that immigrants have founded or co-founded 65% of the top AI companies in the U.S. That's 28 out of 43 top AI firms, according to a National Foundation for American Policy analysis. The study also found that 77% of leading U.S.-based AI companies were started by immigrants or their children. The report highlights the importance of welcoming immigration policies for U.S. leadership in AI and tech. The research also shows a diverse range of countries where these founders were born, with India leading the pack. Read more →

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