Read the article “Computer Models of Creativity” by Margaret A. Boden.

One characteristic that distinguishes humans from machines is that we are creative.  This has been a long-time goal for AI community, to build intelligent machines that are also creative. However, the community has fallen short. Many otherwise hard-headed scientists, doubt—or even deny outright—the possibility of a computer’s ever being creative.

a. What is creativity? What are the types of creativity? Can computer models to mimic creativity be designed?

b. Write in your words an essay on “Are computers really creative?”

Paper must be word-processed in 12-point font, with 1 in. margins all around, double- spaced, The student’s name and a descriptive title should be in the header of the first page; page numbers should be in the footer of every page after the first. Follow APA editorial style (see: http://apastyle.apa.org/).