AI Enhances Individual Creativity but Reduces Collective Novelty, Study Finds

Research reveals AI tools improve creativity for less experienced writers but lead to more homogenized outputs overall.

AI assistance boosts creativity and writing quality for individuals with lower inherent creativity.
More creative writers see little to no benefit from AI-generated ideas.
AI-generated stories are rated higher in novelty, usefulness, and enjoyability by external judges.
Increased AI use leads to less diversity and more similarity among stories collectively.
Researchers caution against widespread AI adoption in creative fields due to potential loss of collective uniqueness.