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This document appears to be page 311 from a book or manuscript regarding creativity, Artificial Intelligence, and design. It discusses the computer program AARON and its creator Harold Cohen, comparing AI creativity to 'mechanical elaboration' on a Casio synthesizer. It also introduces a section titled 'The Myth of the Design Tradeoff' and features a photograph of a red Volkswagen Polo. The document bears the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016001', indicating it is part of a collection of evidence reviewed by the House Oversight Committee.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Harold Cohen | Creator of AARON |
Mentioned as the creator who hand-codes capabilities for the AARON program and is described as 'the true artist'.
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| Casio |
Mentioned in the context of synthesizers used as an analogy for mechanical elaboration.
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| Volkswagen |
Manufacturer of the car pictured (Volkswagen Polo).
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' at the bottom of the page.
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Text states 'rules set by Harold Cohen, the true artist' regarding the AARON program.
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"AARON will not suddenly awake one morning and independently decide to experiment with the color blue!"Source
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"It’s mechanical elaboration of your artistic material."Source
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"An important consequence of the non-linearity of creativity is we are not constrained by tradeoff laws."Source
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and perspective. Once coded the program takes off and is remarkably creative in its compositions, without any further human intervention. However, each new capability must be hand-coded by its creator, Harold Cohen. These paintings give a good visual interpretation for the sort of latitude imposed by the logic limit. AARON can do some very impressive things, but always in a mechanical – albeit beautiful – way, within the rules set by Harold Cohen, the true artist. AARON will not suddenly awake one morning and independently decide to experiment with the color blue!
To give an idea of what I mean by ‘mechanical elaboration’ in a musical context, imagine you were using a Casio synthesizer. These machines have all sorts of fun settings. You can program them to play drum tracks, fill in chords, and add a jazzy, syncopated harmonization to your melody. But none of this is truly innovative. It’s mechanical elaboration of your artistic material. Jape, AARON and Emily Howell all do the same thing within their domain. They mechanically elaborate the artistic creation of their human masters. AARON does an extremely good job of this.
The Myth of the Design Tradeoff
An important consequence of the non-linearity of creativity is we are not constrained by tradeoff laws. Let me explain.
An important consequence of the non-linearity of creativity is we are not constrained by tradeoff laws. Let me explain.
[Image Text: BLUEMOTION TECHNOLOGIES]
[Image Text: Der neue]
[Image Text: Polo]
[Image Text: Der neue]
[Image Text: Polo]
Volkswagen Polo
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