Peeling Back the Layers: The Co-Evolutionary Onion of Human-AI Co-Creativity

Abstract

Generative Artificial Intelligence offers creative superpowers that boost productivity and inspiration. However, it simultaneously presents the risk of creative convergence, where algorithmic optimization leads to the homogenization of ideas and the erosion of human agency. Addressing this tension requires reframing Human-AI interaction from a focus on frictionless efficiency to one of Human-AI Co-Evolution, a symbiotic state where humans and machines continuously adapt to and elevate one another. This paper introduces the Co-Evolutionary Onion of Human-AI Co-Creativity, a multi-layered theoretical framework designed to structure this engagement.