ABSTRACT
One of the traits that make us uniquely human is creativity. We have the desire and capability to create in a way that transcends other species. It is true that other animals create. Birds construct nests and beavers build dams. But these creations are fairly rigid and stereotyped. In contrast, human creativity is more fl uid and diverse. We have a long and productive history of artistic, scientifi c, and engineering endeavor. Just think of all the paintings, sculptures, music, poems, books, plays, scientifi c discoveries, architectural forms and machines, to name just a few categories that humankind has produced. Perhaps it is creativity that makes us human. If so, then we must address whether creativity can be reproduced in an artifi cial person. Th at is the issue we take up in this chapter, but fi rst we must discuss what creativity is and what the various elements of creativity are.
