A Comparison between Generative AI and Human Civilization’s Creativity—An Exploration Based on Bergson’s Theory of “Duration”

柏格森提出的“绵延”理论强调生命的创造性本质，认为时间是连续的、非机械性的存在，其中可以涌现出无限的创造力。基于这一理论，笔者将分析生成式AI的基本概念与创作过程，并尝试揭示AI的机械性创造与人类在直觉、情感等主观因素驱动下创造性的根本差异。同时，笔者也将阐发柏格森的“绵延”理论，探讨人类文明创造性如何与“绵延”的时间与个体的经验与自由性密切相关。笔者也将结合科学技术与哲学的思考，研究生成式AI能否真正达到人类创造性的认知挑战，并为人工智能领域的伦理哲学探讨提供新的视角。Bergson’s theory of “duration” emphasizes the creative essence of life, positing that time is a continuous, non-mechanical existence from which infinite creativity can emerge. Based on this theory, this paper will analyze the fundamental concepts and creative processes of generative AI and attempt to reveal the fundamental differences between AI’s mechanical creativity and human creativity driven by subjective factors such as intuition and emotion. Additionally, this paper will expound on Bergson’s theory of “duration,” exploring how human civilization’s creativity is closely intertwined with the duration of time, individual experience, and freedom. Finally, by integrating scientific and technological considerations with philosophical reflection, this paper will investigate whether generative AI can truly meet the cognitive challenges of human creativity and provide new perspectives for ethical and philosophical discussions in the field of artificial intelligence.