Not sure how that is useful, or even how it relates to creativity if considered as an informal description?
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Mike Tintner <tint...@blueyonder.co.uk>wrote: > I came across this, thinking it was going to be an example of maths > fantasy, but actually it has a rather nice idea about the mathematics of > creativity. > > ******************** > The Math Behind Creativity <http://www.alwayscreative.com/math/> > > By Chuck Scott <http://www.alwayscreative.com/author/admin/> on June 15, > 2010 > > The Science of Creativity is based on the following mathematical formula > for Creativity: > > [image: C = {infty} - {pi}R^2] > > In other words, Creativity is equal to infinity minus the area of a defined > circle of what’s working. > > Note: [image: {pi}R^2] is the geometric formula for calculating the area > of a circle; where [image: pi] is 3.142 rounded to the nearest thousandth, > and R is a circle’s radius (the length from a circle’s center to edge). > > > > ************** > > Simply, it's saying - that for every problem, and ultimately that's not > just creative but rational problems, there's a definable space of options - > the spaces you guys work with in your programs - wh. may work, if the > problem is rational, but normally don't if it's creative. And beyond that > space is the undefined space of creativity, wh. encompasses the entire world > in an infinity of combinations. (Or all the fabulous multiverse[s] of Ben's > mind). Creative ideas - and that can be small everyday ideas as well as > large cultural ones - can come from anywhere in, and any combinations of, > the entire world (incl butterflies in Brazil and caterpillars in Katmandu - > QED I just drew that last phrase off the cuff from that vast world). > Creative thinking - and that incl. the thinking of all humans from children > on - is "what in the world ....?" thinking - that can and does draw upon the > infinite resources of the world. "What in the world is he on about?" "Where > in the world will I find s.o. who..?" "What in the world could be of help > here?" > > And that is another way of highlighting the absurdity of current approaches > to AGI - that would seek to encompass the entire world of creative > ideas/options in the infinitesimal spaces/options of programs. > > > > > *agi* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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