Creative or uncreative partner: Comparing humans and AI in collaborative creative tasks
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Authors
- Nina Lauharatanahirun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8229-1099)
- Simone A Luchini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-8528)
- Roger E. Beaty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-5973)
- Clin KY Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8041-4294)
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Fischer (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.109172
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.26
Funders
- Amazon
- National Science Foundation