New in Nature: ChatGPT Decreases Idea Diversity in Brainstorming

A digital illustration of a human brain overlaid with circuit patterns, symbolizing artificial intelligence or the connection between the human mind and technology.

Mack Institute predoctoral fellow Lennart Meincke, Wharton Professor Gideon Nave, and Mack Institute Co-Director Christian Terwiesch have published a new paper on AI and creativity in the prestigious journal Nature Human Behaviour. Building on growing research into how artificial intelligence can support idea generation, their study reveals a crucial tradeoff:Read More

The Effects of Content Ephemerality on Information Processing

Working Papers

Most digital communication platforms store content and allow users to see it multiple times. Despite the benefits that recording content holds for both users and companies, many applications delete it after it was seen by the receiver (i.e., ephemeral communication channels). Read More