From 3290d87e4346f4b3590d2f4f7d0362ee4f8a16dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junsol Kim Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 06:34:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update 05-03-creative-collaborations.md --- .../english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md | 37 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md b/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md index f62f05ff..4b205ab1 100644 --- a/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md +++ b/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md @@ -1,14 +1,18 @@ # Creative Collaborations -In 79 AD, the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius wrought a dual legacy: it not only entombed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a shroud of volcanic ash but also inadvertently safeguarded a historical marvel: a trove of 1,800 papyrus scrolls from the first and second centuries BC that otherwise would have deteriorated over time. These scrolls, containing significant philosophical and literary relics of an ancient world, have long tantalized scholars. Early attempts at unrolling them, beginning in the 18th century, often ended in the destruction of the brittle, carbonized documents. Modern imaging techniques, however, opened new avenues for exploration, exemplified by the Vesuvius Challenge 2023— a landmark prize at the intersection of history, technology, and collaborative problem-solving. Initiated by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Brent Seales, the Vesuvius Challenge was designed to inspire teams to decode the Herculaneum Papyri, relying on open-sourced high-resolution CT scans from the Institut de France and advanced imaging from the Diamond Light Source particle accelerator. The Challenge would allow anyone with computer access to win a series prizes in virtually unwrapping the scanned scrolls. +In 79 AD, the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius wrought a dual legacy: it not only entombed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a shroud of volcanic ash but also inadvertently safeguarded a historical marvel: a trove of 1,800 papyrus scrolls from the first and second centuries BC that otherwise would have deteriorated over time. These scrolls, containing significant philosophical and literary relics of an ancient world, have long tantalized scholars. Early attempts at unrolling them, beginning in the 18th century, often ended in destruction of the brittle, carbonized documents. Modern imaging techniques, however, opened new avenues for exploration, exemplified by the Vesuvius Challenge 2023— a landmark prize at the intersection of history, technology, and collaborative problem-solving. Initiated by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Brent Seales, the Vesuvius Challenge was designed to inspire teams to decode the Herculaneum Papyri, relying on open-sourced high-resolution CT scans from the Institut de France and advanced imaging from the Diamond Light Source particle accelerator. The Challenge would allow anyone with computer access to win a series of prizes for virtually unwrapping the scanned scrolls. -But the Vesuvius Challenge transcended competition to also become a novel point of collaboration among a diverse community of experts and enthusiasts from fields such as computer vision, machine learning, and digital archaeology. The competition's structure blended both cooperative and competitive elements, fostering an environment of shared progress and innovation. To counter information siloing, the organizers introduced smaller “progress prizes” awarded bi-monthly that required participants to publish their code or research as open source, thus enriching the entire community's shared knowledge base. Among the myriad of notable contributions included the “Volume Cartographer” by Seth Parker and others in Brent Seales’ lab, and Casey Handmer's identification of a unique 'crackle' pattern forming letters, which clinched him the First Ink Prize in October. In the Kaggle competition, legions of teams vied to craft the most effective machine learning model capable of detecting ink on fragmented open scrolls. Youssef Nader later harnessed domain adaptation techniques on these findings, laying the groundwork for his success in the First Letters Prize. As the competition progressed, its structure fostered a dynamic where winners not only shared their findings and methodologies but were also able to reinvest their winnings into enhancing their equipment and refining their techniques. This environment also proved fertile for the formation of new collaborations, as exemplified by the Grand Prize winners. +But the Vesuvius Challenge transcended competition to also become a novel point of collaboration among a diverse community of experts and enthusiasts from fields such as computer vision, machine learning, and digital archaeology. The competition's structure blended both cooperative and competitive elements, fostering an environment of shared progress and innovation. To counter information siloing, the organizers introduced smaller “progress prizes” awarded bi-monthly that required participants to publish their code or research as open source, thus enriching the entire community's shared knowledge base. Among the myriad of notable contributions included the “Volume Cartographer” by Seth Parker and others in Brent Seales’ lab, and Casey Handmer's identification of a unique 'crackle' pattern forming letters, which clinched him the First Ink Prize in October. In the Kaggle competition, legions of teams vied to craft the most effective machine learning model capable of detecting ink on fragmented open scrolls. Youssef Nader later harnessed domain adaptation techniques on these findings, laying the groundwork for his success in the First Letters Prize. As the competition progressed, its structure fostered a dynamic where winners not only shared their findings and methodologies but were also able to reinvest their winnings into enhancing their equipment and refining their techniques. This environment also proved fertile for the formation of new collaborations, as exemplified by the Grand Prize winners. -Announced in March 2023, the Grand Prize of $700,000 criterion was to decipher 4 passages of 140 characters each, with at least 85% of characters recoverable. In a demonstration of interdisciplinary and global cross collaboration, a team comprising Luke Farritor, a 21-year-old college student and SpaceX intern; Youssef Nader, a doctoral student inBerlin; and Julian Schilliger, a recent master's graduate in robotics at ETH Zurich shared a breakthrough victory to win, exceeding expectations by recovering an additional 11 columns of text, containing more than 2000 characters. Each team member brought their expertise and earlier achievements to this collaborative effort. Farritor and Nader had already shared the $50,000 “first letters” prize for deciphering πορφύραc (the word “purple.”). Julian Schilliger, with his expertise in robotics, had already won three Segmentation Tooling prizes for his development of the “Volume Cartographer,” a tool essential for 3D mapping of papyrus areas. The team integrated their diverse skills and knowledge, applying three different model architectures to produce a submission. Their approach not only showcased the effective use of a “TimeSformer-based” model for ink-detection but also drew on multiple architectures to prevent overfitting and hallucination—a challenge with AI models. Notably, their collaborative work culminated in the development of ThaumatoAnakalyptor ("Miracle Uncoverer"), an advanced tool that significantly enhanced auto-segmentation capabilities, revealing new texts and areas previously hidden in the scrolls. Their success not only marked a significant academic milestone but also propelled the entire field of digital archaeology forward. +Announced in March 2023, the Grand Prize of $700,000 criterion was to decipher 4 passages of 140 characters each, with at least 85% of characters recoverable. In a demonstration of interdisciplinary and global cross-collaboration, a team comprising Luke Farritor, a 21-year-old college student and SpaceX intern; Youssef Nader, a doctoral student in Berlin; and Julian Schilliger, a recent master's graduate in robotics at ETH Zurich shared a breakthrough victory to win, exceeding expectations by recovering an additional 11 columns of text, containing more than 2000 characters. Each team member brought their expertise and earlier achievements to this collaborative effort. Farritor and Nader had already shared the $50,000 “first letters” prize for deciphering πορφύραc (the word “purple.”). Julian Schilliger, with his expertise in robotics, had already won three Segmentation Tooling prizes for his development of the “Volume Cartographer,” a tool essential for 3D mapping of papyrus areas. The team integrated their diverse skills and knowledge, applying three different model architectures to produce a submission. Their approach not only showcased the effective use of a “TimeSformer-based” model for ink-detection but also drew on multiple architectures to prevent overfitting and hallucination—a continuing challenge with AI models. Notably, their collaborative work culminated in the development of ThaumatoAnakalyptor ("Miracle Uncoverer"), an advanced tool that significantly enhanced auto-segmentation capabilities, revealing new texts and areas previously hidden in the scrolls. Their success not only marked a significant academic milestone but also propelled the entire field of digital archaeology forward. -The narrative of the Herculaneum scrolls exemplifies how the convergence of digital technologies and interdisciplinary expertise can bridge temporal and geographic divides, fostering a culture of innovation. The interdisciplinary breakthrough in deciphering the Herculaneum scrolls serves as a vivid prologue to our exploration of creative collaborations. As we delve into the present landscape, we witness an era where collaborative tools and platforms enable dynamic partnerships across varied fields, enhancing productivity, creativity, and the sharing of knowledge. Looking ahead to tomorrow, we anticipate a transformative shift where emerging technologies promise to further expand the space for collaboration, breaking down barriers of language, distance, and even temporal constraints, ushering in new realms of possibility. We imagine a world where real-time global collaboration and AI-assisted creativity become the norm, propelling the creative process to new heights of inclusivity and innovation. As we venture into the frontiers of collaboration, we envision a future where the integration of advanced technologies and collective consciousness redefine the essence of creative endeavors. This speculative journey imagines a world where telepathic exchanges and immersive, multisensory environments revolutionize the way we collaborate, learn, and create. However, this bright future is not without its shadows. We also confront the ethical dilemmas and potential pitfalls of these advancements. We ponder the implications of loss of privacy, autonomy, and the potential homogenization of creativity. This critical examination urges us to consider how we might navigate these challenges, ensuring that the future of creative collaboration remains vibrant, diverse, and inclusive, rather than succumbing to dystopian outcomes. +The narrative of the Herculaneum scrolls exemplifies how the convergence of digital technologies and interdisciplinary expertise can bridge temporal and geographic divides, fostering a culture of innovation. The interdisciplinary breakthrough in deciphering the Herculaneum scrolls serves as a vivid prologue to our exploration of creative collaborations. As we delve into the present landscape, we witness an era where collaborative tools and platforms enable dynamic partnerships across varied fields, enhancing productivity, creativity, and the sharing of knowledge. Looking ahead to tomorrow, we anticipate a transformative shift where emerging technologies promise to further expand the space for collaboration, breaking down barriers of language, distance, and even temporal constraints, ushering in new realms of possibility. We imagine a world where real-time global collaboration and AI-assisted creativity become the norm, propelling the creative process to new heights of inclusivity and innovation. As we venture to the frontiers of collaboration, we envision a future where the integration of advanced technologies and collective consciousness redefine the essence of creative endeavors. This speculative journey imagines a world where telepathic exchanges and immersive, multisensory environments revolutionize the way we collaborate, learn, and create. Nevertheless, this bright future is not without its shadows. We also confront the ethical dilemmas and potential pitfalls of these advancements. We ponder the implications of loss of privacy, autonomy, and the potential homogenization of creativity. This critical examination urges us to consider how we might navigate these challenges, ensuring that the future of creative collaboration remains vibrant, diverse, and inclusive, rather than succumbing to dystopian outcomes. -The story of the Herculaneum scrolls encapsulates the essence of collaborative innovation—bridging the past with the future, merging diverse expertise to illuminate the unknown. It serves as an emblematic beginning to our exploration, reminding us that at the heart of every great discovery lies the spirit of collaboration, a spirit that continues to drive humanity forward, beyond the limits of our imagination. +The story of the Herculaneum scrolls encapsulates the essence of collaborative innovation—bridging the past with the future, merging diverse expertise to illuminate the unknown. It serves as an emblematic beginning to our exploration, reminding us that at the heart of every great discovery lies the spirit of collaboration, a spirit that continues to drive humanity forward, beyond the limits of our imagination. + +Rather than exceptional, the Vesuvius Challenge and its winners trace a common pattern. Consider the 2009 Netflix Prize, which offered a million dollars to the team that could beat their internal movie recommendation algorithm by 10%. The prize competition dragged on for more than two and a half years and only succeeded in the end when the leading teams gave up working alone, but instead combined with diverse other teams and their diverse algorithms (Page 2019). + +Bridged differences are manifested not only in the diversity of people and their backgrounds, but in the diversity of the algorithms that they produce. Data science competitions staged on Google-owned Kaggle to solve elusive problems or predict elusive phenomena like epileptic seizures, have always been won by ensemble models that combine many models within themselves. Consider the deep neural networks that underlie most modern AI. They are made up of thousands to trillions of “component models”, and their success depends on the diversity and conflict between those components. One might even use this conception to reimagine neural networks as social networks, simulating diversity and disputes between people with diverse perspectives. Arguably this simultaneous simulation of multiple perspectives is precisely what may account for their increasing dominance on a wide range of tasks (Evans 2024). ### Today @@ -35,19 +39,17 @@ The digital age has ushered in a new paradigm where ideas and creativity may flo ### Tomorrow -Looking to the future of creative collaborations, we are on the brink of a transformative era where technology not only facilitates but also amplifies the creative process, connecting minds and talents in unprecedented ways. Imagine a world where thousands of developers can collaborate seamlessly on a single project, regardless of their location or background. This reality is already unfolding thanks to open-source platforms like GitHub and GitLab, and Wikipedia, where millions of volunteer editors constantly expand its vast knowledge base. The future promises an even more vibrant symphony of minds, using digital technology as powerful instruments that expand the breadth and depth of participation. This chapter delves into the exciting world of amplified collaboration, where technology transcends its role as a mere facilitator and becomes an active partner in the creative process. We will explore how emerging tools and platforms are poised to shatter language barriers, create immersive experiences, and open access to creativity. From real-time translation in global workspaces to AI-powered design assistance and virtual reality studios, we will unveil a future where collaboration becomes more intuitive, inclusive, and impactful than ever before. - -**Real-time Global Collaboration Platforms:** Imagine platforms that go beyond today's digital workspaces, offering real-time translation and collaboration tools that enable creators from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds to work together seamlessly. These platforms will leverage AI to provide instant translation and integration of ideas, breaking down language barriers and expanding the reach of communities across the globe. +Looking to the future of creative collaborations, we are on the brink of a transformative era where technology not only facilitates but also amplifies the creative process, connecting minds and talents in unprecedented ways. Imagine a world where thousands of developers can collaborate seamlessly on a single project, regardless of their location or background. This reality is already unfolding thanks to open-source platforms like GitHub and GitLab, and Wikipedia, where millions of volunteer editors constantly expand their vast knowledge base. The future promises an even more vibrant symphony of minds, using digital technology as powerful instruments that expand the breadth and depth of participation. This chapter delves into the exciting world of amplified collaboration, where technology transcends its role as a mere facilitator and becomes an active partner in the creative process. We will explore how emerging tools and platforms are poised to shatter language barriers, create immersive experiences, and open access to creativity. From real-time translation in global workspaces to AI-powered design assistance and virtual reality studios, we will unveil a future where collaboration becomes more intuitive, inclusive, and impactful than ever before. -**3-D Enhanced Virtual Reality Creative Spaces:** Future VR technology will allow artists, designers, and creators to step into shared virtual studios, where they can manipulate digital materials and environments as if they were physical objects, or translate digital ideas into physical ideas with 3d printing. +**Real-time Global Collaboration Platforms:** Imagine platforms that go beyond today's digital workspaces, offering real-time translation and collaboration tools that enable creators from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds to work together seamlessly. These platforms will leverage AI to provide instant translation and integration of ideas, breaking down language barriers and expanding the reach of communities across the globe. -**AI-Assisted Design and Creativity:** Artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in creative collaborations by offering suggestions, generating ideas, and automating parts of the creative process, allowing human collaborators to focus on innovation and experimentation. AI could also act as a mediator or facilitator in creative projects, ensuring that contributions from various team members are harmonized into a cohesive final product. +**3-D Enhanced Virtual Reality Creative Spaces:** Future VR technology will allow artists, designers, and creators to step into shared virtual studios, where they can manipulate digital materials and environments as if they were physical objects, or translate digital ideas into physical ideas with 3d printing. +**AI-Assisted Design and Creativity:** Artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in creative collaborations by offering suggestions, generating ideas, and automating parts of the creative process, allowing human collaborators to focus on innovation and experimentation. AI could also act as a mediator or facilitator in creative projects, ensuring that contributions from various team members are harmonized into a cohesive final product. While AI can mimic and automate the way humans generate ideas, we could also train AI to function as an “alien intelligence,” generating radically novel ideas that are rarely explored by humans (Sourati and Evans 2022). For instance, Google DeepMind initially trained AlphaGo to mimic human strategies in playing Go games. Conversely, their next version, AlphaGo Zero, was trained solely against other AI adversaries like itself, generating an unfamiliar and disconcerting yet effective “alien” strategy that surprised many master Go players. Research demonstrates that interacting with these diverse AI strategies has increased the novelty and diversity of the human Go-playing population (Shin et al. 2023). **Immersive Collaboration for Education and Training:** Educators and students across the globe will engage in immersive learning experiences, from virtual field trips to complex scientific simulations, facilitated by VR, AR, and MR. This immersive educational collaboration will not only enhance learning outcomes but also inspire new pedagogical approaches, even in science. +Crowdsourced Innovation and Co-creation Platforms: Platforms that harness the wisdom and creativity of the crowd will become more sophisticated, allowing for the development of products, technologies, and solutions that reflect a diverse range of needs and perspectives. Universal tools will become refracted and adapted to local communities, translated to their context, yet part of a larger whole, feeding back community inputs. This collective approach to innovation will accelerate the pace of problem-solving and creativity. -**Crowdsourced Innovation and Co-creation Platforms:** Platforms that harness the wisdom and creativity of the crowd will become more sophisticated, allowing for the development of products, technologies, and solutions that reflect a diverse range of needs and perspectives. Universal tools will become refracted and adapted to local communities, translated to their context, yet part of a larger whole, feeding back community inputs. This collective approach to innovation will accelerate the pace of problem-solving and creativity. - -**Digital Twins and Simulation for Creative Testing:** Advanced simulations and digital twin technology will enable creative teams to A/B test and refine their ideas in virtual replicas of real-world environments. This capability will be invaluable in fields such as architecture, urban planning, and product design, where teams can explore the impact and feasibility of their creations before they are built or manufactured. At the same time, it will expand the breadth of twins, representing and modeling the consensus of groups +**Digital Twins and Simulation for Creative Testing:** Advanced simulations and digital twin technology will enable creative teams to A/B test and refine their ideas in virtual replicas of real-world environments. This capability will be invaluable in fields such as architecture, urban planning, and product design, where teams can explore the impact and feasibility of their creations before they are built or manufactured. At the same time, it will expand the breadth of twins, representing and modeling the consensus of groups. Traditionally, in social sciences and industries, conducting A/B tests and experiments to test the effects of technical and policy interventions or creative works has been limited by practical and ethical constraints. With digital twins driven by artificial intelligence that accurately mimics human behaviors, we could conduct in-silico social experiments at an unprecedented speed and scale. For instance, by deploying alternative news feed algorithms on in-silico social media platforms, where large language model (LLM) agents that mimic human social media users interact with one another, we can explore and test the impact of these alternative algorithms on macro-level social outcomes, such as conflicts and polarization (Törnberg et al. 2023). **Cross-Disciplinary Creative Incubators:** Virtual and physical spaces dedicated to fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration will emerge, bringing together artists, scientists, technologists, and thinkers to explore new intersections of ideas and create solutions to complex challenges. These incubators will act as catalysts for innovation, while creating new modes of engagement and expression. @@ -71,6 +73,11 @@ As technology evolves to facilitate direct communication of thoughts, emotions, **Collective Creativity for Global Challenges:** The challenges facing humanity will be met with a unified creative force, as collaborative platforms enable individuals worldwide to contribute their ideas and solutions. This collective creativity will be instrumental in addressing issues such as climate change, harnessing the power of diverse perspectives and innovative thinking to create sustainable and impactful solutions. +**AI Collectives based on principles of ⿻ity:** With the emergence of powerful large language models (LLMs) interacting with the human community and each other, incorporating principles of ⿻ity into the design and maintenance of these AI communities will be critical for continuous advance. Consider how most scientific discoveries and technological advances result from what the great American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce called abduction. This refers to situations in which anomalies or surprising errors motivate focused advance. Insofar as AI increasingly colonizes areas of scientific and technological advance, without incorporating ⿻ity-seeking into it, advance will grind to a halt (Shi and Evans 2023). + +This symphony of minds, assisted and augmented by technology, transcends the realm of individual creation, venturing into the uncharted territory of shared consciousness and multisensory experiences. As we embark on this collaborative odyssey, humanity stands poised to redefine creativity itself. Envision a future pulsating with telepathic exchanges and immersive realities, a future where empathy and interconnectedness are not just concepts, but the very cornerstone of innovation. It is a future where creativity is not just a shared endeavor but a shared experience, connecting participants in a web of collective imagination and innovation. Yet, as we approach this crescendo of human potential—where the symphony of collaborative genius reaches its zenith—we also have to explore its ethical considerations and limitations. + + This symphony of minds, assisted and augmented by technology, transcends the realm of individual creation, venturing into the uncharted territory of shared consciousness and multisensory experiences. As we embark on this collaborative odyssey, humanity stands poised to redefine creativity itself. Envision a future pulsating with telepathic exchanges and immersive realities, a future where empathy and interconnectedness are not just concepts, but the very cornerstone of innovation. It is a future where creativity is not just a shared endeavor but a shared experience, connecting participants in a web of collective imagination and innovation. Yet, ss we approach this crescendo of human potential—where the symphony of collaborative genius reaches its zenith—we also have to explore its ethical considerations and limitations. ### Limits @@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ The future of creative collaborations, while pregnant with potential for novel c **Loss of Privacy and Autonomy:** In a future where every thought, idea, and creative impulse can be shared instantly, the sanctity of private thought is at risk. A society under constant surveillance and pressure to share every aspect of one's life parallels the potential for creative collaborations to become invasive, where the constant demand for openness stifles individual creativity and autonomy. -**Homogenization of Creativity:** As collaborative platforms become more sophisticated, there's a risk that the algorithms designed to enhance synergy could instead lead to a homogenization of ideas. This could dampen true innovation, as the unique perspectives and unconventional ideas are smoothed over in favor of consensus and algorithmic predictability. +**Homogenization of Creativity:** As collaborative platforms become more sophisticated, there's a risk that the algorithms designed to enhance synergy could instead lead to a homogenization of ideas. This could dampen true innovation, as the unique perspectives and unconventional ideas are smoothed over in favor of consensus and algorithmic predictability. This highlights the urgency of exploring the designs of crowdsourced platforms and AIs that reward the exploration and connections of novel, heterogeneous ideas. For instance, crowdsourced innovation and co-creation processes could further be facilitated by AI that bridges existing ideas and communities that are less likely to be connected in the platform. **Over-reliance on Technology:** Future collaborations might lean heavily on technological interfaces and AI-driven processes, potentially leading to a depreciation of human skills and intuition in the creative process. This over-reliance is at risk of creating a dependency on technology for social interaction and validation, raising concerns about the atrophy of traditional creative skills. @@ -91,5 +98,3 @@ The future of creative collaborations, while pregnant with potential for novel c In addressing these challenges, the future of creative collaboration must navigate the delicate balance between leveraging the immense potential of technology to enhance human creativity and ensuring that this does not come at the expense of privacy, autonomy, and cultural diversity. Central to this journey is the leveraging of open-source technologies and the principles of decentralization. Open-source platforms, by their very nature, encourage transparency and collective ownership, countering the risks of hidden monopolies and collusion that can arise in proprietary systems. They offer a pathway for diverse, global participation where creativity and innovation are not only shared but also jointly developed in a community-driven environment. This collaborative model fosters a multitude of perspectives, safeguarding against the homogenization of ideas. Plurality and decentralization, as a guiding principle, also ensures that creative collaboration is not monopolized by a few dominant entities but is instead a distributed process, accessible to all. This approach mitigates the risk of a digital divide and ensures that the tools of creation remain in the hands of the many, not just the few. It also empowers individuals and communities, allowing them to retain control over their creative outputs and maintain their unique cultural identities. It is a future where technology serves as a bridge, connecting diverse minds and hearts in a shared creative endeavor, free from the shadows of monopoly power and unchecked control. By committing to these principles, we pave the way for a future where creative collaborations enrich the human experience, driving innovation and cultural richness in an environment that respects and protects the individual and collective rights of creators. - - From 7242cec3b1b6422fd723c5a432ce15c2d98ea714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junsol Kim Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 06:40:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update 05-03-creative-collaborations.md --- contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md b/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md index 4b205ab1..523dc97b 100644 --- a/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md +++ b/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md @@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ Looking to the future of creative collaborations, we are on the brink of a trans **3-D Enhanced Virtual Reality Creative Spaces:** Future VR technology will allow artists, designers, and creators to step into shared virtual studios, where they can manipulate digital materials and environments as if they were physical objects, or translate digital ideas into physical ideas with 3d printing. **AI-Assisted Design and Creativity:** Artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in creative collaborations by offering suggestions, generating ideas, and automating parts of the creative process, allowing human collaborators to focus on innovation and experimentation. AI could also act as a mediator or facilitator in creative projects, ensuring that contributions from various team members are harmonized into a cohesive final product. While AI can mimic and automate the way humans generate ideas, we could also train AI to function as an “alien intelligence,” generating radically novel ideas that are rarely explored by humans (Sourati and Evans 2022). For instance, Google DeepMind initially trained AlphaGo to mimic human strategies in playing Go games. Conversely, their next version, AlphaGo Zero, was trained solely against other AI adversaries like itself, generating an unfamiliar and disconcerting yet effective “alien” strategy that surprised many master Go players. Research demonstrates that interacting with these diverse AI strategies has increased the novelty and diversity of the human Go-playing population (Shin et al. 2023). + **Immersive Collaboration for Education and Training:** Educators and students across the globe will engage in immersive learning experiences, from virtual field trips to complex scientific simulations, facilitated by VR, AR, and MR. This immersive educational collaboration will not only enhance learning outcomes but also inspire new pedagogical approaches, even in science. -Crowdsourced Innovation and Co-creation Platforms: Platforms that harness the wisdom and creativity of the crowd will become more sophisticated, allowing for the development of products, technologies, and solutions that reflect a diverse range of needs and perspectives. Universal tools will become refracted and adapted to local communities, translated to their context, yet part of a larger whole, feeding back community inputs. This collective approach to innovation will accelerate the pace of problem-solving and creativity. + +**Crowdsourced Innovation and Co-creation Platforms:** Platforms that harness the wisdom and creativity of the crowd will become more sophisticated, allowing for the development of products, technologies, and solutions that reflect a diverse range of needs and perspectives. Universal tools will become refracted and adapted to local communities, translated to their context, yet part of a larger whole, feeding back community inputs. This collective approach to innovation will accelerate the pace of problem-solving and creativity. **Digital Twins and Simulation for Creative Testing:** Advanced simulations and digital twin technology will enable creative teams to A/B test and refine their ideas in virtual replicas of real-world environments. This capability will be invaluable in fields such as architecture, urban planning, and product design, where teams can explore the impact and feasibility of their creations before they are built or manufactured. At the same time, it will expand the breadth of twins, representing and modeling the consensus of groups. Traditionally, in social sciences and industries, conducting A/B tests and experiments to test the effects of technical and policy interventions or creative works has been limited by practical and ethical constraints. With digital twins driven by artificial intelligence that accurately mimics human behaviors, we could conduct in-silico social experiments at an unprecedented speed and scale. For instance, by deploying alternative news feed algorithms on in-silico social media platforms, where large language model (LLM) agents that mimic human social media users interact with one another, we can explore and test the impact of these alternative algorithms on macro-level social outcomes, such as conflicts and polarization (Törnberg et al. 2023). From 3c5221257d8c029f33b2db4bd1cc78bed108b9f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junsol Kim Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 07:05:47 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update 05-03-creative-collaborations.md --- .../english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md | 18 +++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md b/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md index 523dc97b..fa4d71e2 100644 --- a/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md +++ b/contents/english/05-03-creative-collaborations.md @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ The narrative of the Herculaneum scrolls exemplifies how the convergence of digi The story of the Herculaneum scrolls encapsulates the essence of collaborative innovation—bridging the past with the future, merging diverse expertise to illuminate the unknown. It serves as an emblematic beginning to our exploration, reminding us that at the heart of every great discovery lies the spirit of collaboration, a spirit that continues to drive humanity forward, beyond the limits of our imagination. -Rather than exceptional, the Vesuvius Challenge and its winners trace a common pattern. Consider the 2009 Netflix Prize, which offered a million dollars to the team that could beat their internal movie recommendation algorithm by 10%. The prize competition dragged on for more than two and a half years and only succeeded in the end when the leading teams gave up working alone, but instead combined with diverse other teams and their diverse algorithms (Page 2019). +Rather than exceptional, the Vesuvius Challenge and its winners trace a common pattern. Consider the 2009 Netflix Prize, which offered a million dollars to the team that could beat their internal movie recommendation algorithm by 10%. The prize competition dragged on for more than two and a half years and only succeeded in the end when the leading teams gave up working alone, but instead combined with diverse other teams and their diverse algorithms [^1]. -Bridged differences are manifested not only in the diversity of people and their backgrounds, but in the diversity of the algorithms that they produce. Data science competitions staged on Google-owned Kaggle to solve elusive problems or predict elusive phenomena like epileptic seizures, have always been won by ensemble models that combine many models within themselves. Consider the deep neural networks that underlie most modern AI. They are made up of thousands to trillions of “component models”, and their success depends on the diversity and conflict between those components. One might even use this conception to reimagine neural networks as social networks, simulating diversity and disputes between people with diverse perspectives. Arguably this simultaneous simulation of multiple perspectives is precisely what may account for their increasing dominance on a wide range of tasks (Evans 2024). +Bridged differences are manifested not only in the diversity of people and their backgrounds, but in the diversity of the algorithms that they produce. Data science competitions staged on Google-owned Kaggle to solve elusive problems or predict elusive phenomena like epileptic seizures, have always been won by ensemble models that combine many models within themselves. Consider the deep neural networks that underlie most modern AI. They are made up of thousands to trillions of “component models”, and their success depends on the diversity and conflict between those components. One might even use this conception to reimagine neural networks as social networks, simulating diversity and disputes between people with diverse perspectives. Arguably this simultaneous simulation of multiple perspectives is precisely what may account for their increasing dominance on a wide range of tasks [^2]. ### Today @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ Looking to the future of creative collaborations, we are on the brink of a trans **3-D Enhanced Virtual Reality Creative Spaces:** Future VR technology will allow artists, designers, and creators to step into shared virtual studios, where they can manipulate digital materials and environments as if they were physical objects, or translate digital ideas into physical ideas with 3d printing. -**AI-Assisted Design and Creativity:** Artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in creative collaborations by offering suggestions, generating ideas, and automating parts of the creative process, allowing human collaborators to focus on innovation and experimentation. AI could also act as a mediator or facilitator in creative projects, ensuring that contributions from various team members are harmonized into a cohesive final product. While AI can mimic and automate the way humans generate ideas, we could also train AI to function as an “alien intelligence,” generating radically novel ideas that are rarely explored by humans (Sourati and Evans 2022). For instance, Google DeepMind initially trained AlphaGo to mimic human strategies in playing Go games. Conversely, their next version, AlphaGo Zero, was trained solely against other AI adversaries like itself, generating an unfamiliar and disconcerting yet effective “alien” strategy that surprised many master Go players. Research demonstrates that interacting with these diverse AI strategies has increased the novelty and diversity of the human Go-playing population (Shin et al. 2023). +**AI-Assisted Design and Creativity:** Artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in creative collaborations by offering suggestions, generating ideas, and automating parts of the creative process, allowing human collaborators to focus on innovation and experimentation. AI could also act as a mediator or facilitator in creative projects, ensuring that contributions from various team members are harmonized into a cohesive final product. While AI can mimic and automate the way humans generate ideas, we could also train AI to function as an “alien intelligence,” generating radically novel ideas that are rarely explored by humans [^3]. For instance, Google DeepMind initially trained AlphaGo to mimic human strategies in playing Go games. Conversely, their next version, AlphaGo Zero, was trained solely against other AI adversaries like itself, generating an unfamiliar and disconcerting yet effective “alien” strategy that surprised many master Go players. Research demonstrates that interacting with these diverse AI strategies has increased the novelty and diversity of the human Go-playing population [^4]. **Immersive Collaboration for Education and Training:** Educators and students across the globe will engage in immersive learning experiences, from virtual field trips to complex scientific simulations, facilitated by VR, AR, and MR. This immersive educational collaboration will not only enhance learning outcomes but also inspire new pedagogical approaches, even in science. **Crowdsourced Innovation and Co-creation Platforms:** Platforms that harness the wisdom and creativity of the crowd will become more sophisticated, allowing for the development of products, technologies, and solutions that reflect a diverse range of needs and perspectives. Universal tools will become refracted and adapted to local communities, translated to their context, yet part of a larger whole, feeding back community inputs. This collective approach to innovation will accelerate the pace of problem-solving and creativity. -**Digital Twins and Simulation for Creative Testing:** Advanced simulations and digital twin technology will enable creative teams to A/B test and refine their ideas in virtual replicas of real-world environments. This capability will be invaluable in fields such as architecture, urban planning, and product design, where teams can explore the impact and feasibility of their creations before they are built or manufactured. At the same time, it will expand the breadth of twins, representing and modeling the consensus of groups. Traditionally, in social sciences and industries, conducting A/B tests and experiments to test the effects of technical and policy interventions or creative works has been limited by practical and ethical constraints. With digital twins driven by artificial intelligence that accurately mimics human behaviors, we could conduct in-silico social experiments at an unprecedented speed and scale. For instance, by deploying alternative news feed algorithms on in-silico social media platforms, where large language model (LLM) agents that mimic human social media users interact with one another, we can explore and test the impact of these alternative algorithms on macro-level social outcomes, such as conflicts and polarization (Törnberg et al. 2023). +**Digital Twins and Simulation for Creative Testing:** Advanced simulations and digital twin technology will enable creative teams to A/B test and refine their ideas in virtual replicas of real-world environments. This capability will be invaluable in fields such as architecture, urban planning, and product design, where teams can explore the impact and feasibility of their creations before they are built or manufactured. At the same time, it will expand the breadth of twins, representing and modeling the consensus of groups. Traditionally, in social sciences and industries, conducting A/B tests and experiments to test the effects of technical and policy interventions and creative works has been limited by practical and ethical constraints. With digital twins driven by artificial intelligence that accurately mimics human behaviors, we could conduct in-silico social experiments at an unprecedented speed and scale. For instance, by deploying alternative news feed algorithms on in-silico social media platforms, where large language model (LLM) agents that mimic human social media users interact with one another, we can explore and test the impact of these alternative algorithms on macro-level social outcomes, such as conflicts and polarization [^5]. **Cross-Disciplinary Creative Incubators:** Virtual and physical spaces dedicated to fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration will emerge, bringing together artists, scientists, technologists, and thinkers to explore new intersections of ideas and create solutions to complex challenges. These incubators will act as catalysts for innovation, while creating new modes of engagement and expression. @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ As technology evolves to facilitate direct communication of thoughts, emotions, **Collective Creativity for Global Challenges:** The challenges facing humanity will be met with a unified creative force, as collaborative platforms enable individuals worldwide to contribute their ideas and solutions. This collective creativity will be instrumental in addressing issues such as climate change, harnessing the power of diverse perspectives and innovative thinking to create sustainable and impactful solutions. -**AI Collectives based on principles of ⿻ity:** With the emergence of powerful large language models (LLMs) interacting with the human community and each other, incorporating principles of ⿻ity into the design and maintenance of these AI communities will be critical for continuous advance. Consider how most scientific discoveries and technological advances result from what the great American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce called abduction. This refers to situations in which anomalies or surprising errors motivate focused advance. Insofar as AI increasingly colonizes areas of scientific and technological advance, without incorporating ⿻ity-seeking into it, advance will grind to a halt (Shi and Evans 2023). +**AI Collectives based on principles of ⿻ity:** With the emergence of powerful large language models (LLMs) interacting with the human community and each other, incorporating principles of ⿻ity into the design and maintenance of these AI communities will be critical for continuous advance. Consider how most scientific discoveries and technological advances result from what the great American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce called abduction. This refers to situations in which anomalies or surprising errors motivate focused advance. Insofar as AI increasingly colonizes areas of scientific and technological advance, without incorporating ⿻ity-seeking into it, advance will grind to a halt [^6]. This symphony of minds, assisted and augmented by technology, transcends the realm of individual creation, venturing into the uncharted territory of shared consciousness and multisensory experiences. As we embark on this collaborative odyssey, humanity stands poised to redefine creativity itself. Envision a future pulsating with telepathic exchanges and immersive realities, a future where empathy and interconnectedness are not just concepts, but the very cornerstone of innovation. It is a future where creativity is not just a shared endeavor but a shared experience, connecting participants in a web of collective imagination and innovation. Yet, as we approach this crescendo of human potential—where the symphony of collaborative genius reaches its zenith—we also have to explore its ethical considerations and limitations. @@ -100,3 +100,11 @@ The future of creative collaborations, while pregnant with potential for novel c In addressing these challenges, the future of creative collaboration must navigate the delicate balance between leveraging the immense potential of technology to enhance human creativity and ensuring that this does not come at the expense of privacy, autonomy, and cultural diversity. Central to this journey is the leveraging of open-source technologies and the principles of decentralization. Open-source platforms, by their very nature, encourage transparency and collective ownership, countering the risks of hidden monopolies and collusion that can arise in proprietary systems. They offer a pathway for diverse, global participation where creativity and innovation are not only shared but also jointly developed in a community-driven environment. This collaborative model fosters a multitude of perspectives, safeguarding against the homogenization of ideas. Plurality and decentralization, as a guiding principle, also ensures that creative collaboration is not monopolized by a few dominant entities but is instead a distributed process, accessible to all. This approach mitigates the risk of a digital divide and ensures that the tools of creation remain in the hands of the many, not just the few. It also empowers individuals and communities, allowing them to retain control over their creative outputs and maintain their unique cultural identities. It is a future where technology serves as a bridge, connecting diverse minds and hearts in a shared creative endeavor, free from the shadows of monopoly power and unchecked control. By committing to these principles, we pave the way for a future where creative collaborations enrich the human experience, driving innovation and cultural richness in an environment that respects and protects the individual and collective rights of creators. +[^1]: Scott E. Page, _The diversity bonus: How great teams pay off in the knowledge economy_ (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2019). +[^2]: James Evans. “The case for alien AI,” _TedxChicago2024_, October 6th, 2023, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87zET-4IQws](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87zET-4IQws). +[^3]: Jamshid Sourati and James Evans, “Complementary artificial intelligence designed to augment human discovery,” _arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.00902_ (2022), [https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2207.00902](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2207.00902). +[^4]: Minkyu Shin, Jin Kim, Bas van Opheusden, and Thomas L. Griffiths, “Superhuman artificial intelligence can improve human decision-making by increasing novelty,” _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences_ 120, no. 12 (2023): e2214840120, [https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2214840120](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2214840120). +[^5]: Petter Törnberg, Diliara Valeeva, Justus Uitermark, and Christopher Bail. “Simulating social media using large language models to evaluate alternative news feed algorithms,” _arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.05984_ (2023), [ +https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2310.05984]( +https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2310.05984). +[^6]: Feng Shi and James Evans, “Surprising combinations of research contents and contexts are related to impact and emerge with scientific outsiders from distant disciplines,” _Nature Communications_ 14, no. 1 (2023): 1641, [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36741-4](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36741-4).