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Cyber-Creativity: A Decalogue of Research Challenges

Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele, Agnoli, Sergio, Artigau, Ana Jorge, Beghetto, Ronald A., Bonnardel, Nathalie, Coletto, Irene, Faiella, Angela, Gerardini, Katusha, Gilhooly, Kenneth and Glăveanu, Vlad Petre et al. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6029-6718 (2025) Cyber-Creativity: A Decalogue of Research Challenges. Journal of Intelligence, 13 (8). ISSN 2079-3200

Abstract
Creativity is the primary driver of our cultural evolution. The astonishing potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and its possible application in the creative process poses an urgent and dramatic challenge for humanity; how can we maximize the benefits of AI while minimizing the associated risks? In this article, we identify all forms of human–AI collaboration in this realm as cyber-creativity. We introduce the following two forward-looking scenarios: a utopian vision for cyber-creativity, in which AI serves to enhance and not replace human creativity, and a dystopian view associated with the pre-emption of all human creative agency caused by the rise of AI. In our view, the scientific community is called to bring its contribution, however small, to help humanity make steps towards the utopian scenario, while avoiding the dystopian one. Here, we present a decalogue of research challenges identified for this purpose, touching upon the following dimensions: (1) the theoretical framework for cyber-creativity; (2) sociocultural perspectives; (3) the cyber-creative process; (4) the creative agent; (5) the co-creative team; (6) cyber-creative products; (7) cyber-creative domains; (8) cyber-creative education; (9) ethical aspects; and (10) the dark side of cyber-creativity. For each dimension, a brief review of the state-of-the-art is provided, followed by the identification of a main research challenge, then specified into a list of research questions. Whereas there is no claim that this decalogue of research challenges represents an exhaustive classification, which would be an impossible objective, it still should serve as a valid starting point for future (but urgent) research endeavors, with the ambition to provide a significant contribution to the understanding, development, and alignment of AI to human values the realm of creativity.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:creativity; cyber-creativity; artificial intelligence; AI; ethics; creative process; sociocultural creativity; education
Subjects:Business > Business ethics
Computer Science > Artificial intelligence
Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Sociology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School
Research Institutes and Centres > Centre for Possibility Studies
Publisher:MDPI AG
Official URL:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/13/8/103
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:33084
Deposited On:12 Aug 2026 13:09 by Tam Nguyen . Last Modified 12 Aug 2026 13:09
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