Homogenization Effects of Large Language Models on Human Creative Ideation
Adults / lifelong learning Creativity AI and learning
Links to claims
Limits (1)
| Claim | Basis |
|---|---|
| C2 | Small adult user study: ChatGPT gave more and more detailed ideas but homogenised them across users and lowered felt ownership. With-tool outcome; context for C2, not a test. Abstract only. |
Review state: first-pass draft, pending human review.
Source note
Syntes: Anderson (2024): ChatGPT users produced more and more detailed ideas, but ideas across users were less distinct
Källa: Anderson, B. R.; Shah, J. H.; Kreminski, M. (2024). Homogenization Effects of Large Language Models on Human Creative Ideation. Proceedings of Creativity and Cognition (C&C 2024), 413–425. https://doi.org/10.1145/3635636.3656204
Verified content (abstract (OpenAlex record); full text not read, checked 2026-10-14)
- Design (abstract): 36-participant comparative user study; ChatGPT vs an alternative creativity support tool for idea generation.
- Findings (abstract): different ChatGPT users produced less semantically distinct ideas (homogenisation); ChatGPT users generated more, more detailed ideas but felt less responsible for them.
- Limits: small, adults, conference paper; the comparison tool is not "no tool"; no later unaided test.
Why it is in the library
Added in a targeted search for studies that measure creativity directly (theme: kreativitet), for Jonatan's lecture on creativity, AI and learning.
Metadata as recorded
- ID
- CRE-003
- Tier
- experiment
- Creativity measured directly
- yes
- Titel
- Homogenization Effects of Large Language Models on Human Creative Ideation
- Författare
- Anderson, B. R.; Shah, J. H.; Kreminski, M.
- År
- 2024 (Proceedings of Creativity and Cognition (C&C 2024), 413–425)
- Källa/DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3635636.3656204
- URL
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3635636.3656204
- Typ
- comparative user study, 36 participants, ChatGPT vs an alternative creativity support tool
- Åldersgrupp
- vuxen-livslangt
- Teman
- kreativitet;ai-och-larande
- Hämtad
- 2026-10-14
- Read
- abstract (OpenAlex record); full text not read
- Tillagd
- creativity search 2026-10-14 (requested by Jonatan via Noll); links pending human review
- Full text (fetched 2026-10-16, legal open-access copy, private)
- fulltext.pdf + — via unpaywall: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2402.01536
The original files (PDF or abstract) are kept in the project archive and are not published here.