Professor Nicholas Halmi, Margaret Candfield Fellow and Praelector in English and Fellow Librarian, joined Professor Pireeni Sundaralingam (1986, Psychology), Univ Poet Laureate and Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, Consciousness and Creative Inquiry at the California Institute of Integral Studies, for an online discussion titled “AI and Human Creativity” with Dr Audrey Borowski, Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge.

The event, which took place on 17 June, was part of The Philosopher’s Spring 2025 digital dialogues. During the discussion, the panellists discussed whether AI and its tools open up new avenues of perception and exploration or diminishes them. They explored the effects of AI on artistic creation, considered the concept of the author, and debated whether the future is one of co-creation.

This event formed part of a wider series of discussions on the theme of “AI and the Digital”, convened and hosted by Dr Audrey Borowski. The online discussions took place between April and June 2025 and set out to explore the theoretical ramifications and wider implications of digital tools and algorithmic systems, both presently and in the future. Dr Audrey invited a number of international experts to discuss the relationship between thought and technology, hosting discussions covering a range of topics including algorithms and propaganda, reclaiming humanity in an age of machine thinking, and AI and human creativity.

You can view a recording of the “AI and Human Creativity” event below.

Published: 30 July 2025

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