algorithmiccreativity

noun
UK /ˌælɡəˈrɪðmɪk ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/
US /ˌælɡəˈrɪðmɪk ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/

When a computer uses rules to make new things like art or music.

The class learned about algorithmic creativity by letting a computer draw funny pictures.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The study of how computers can produce ideas that seem new and useful.

Her research in algorithmic creativity explores how software writes poems.

3. A process where step-by-step instructions help generate original designs.

The game uses algorithmic creativity to build a different maze every time.

4. The blend of computer science and art to make surprising results.

The museum show celebrated algorithmic creativity with robot-painted canvases.