[Lingtyp] Creativity in humans and machines: AI vs 100,000 Humans

[Stela MANOVA]

Dear colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to a recently published paper (21 January 2026) on creativity in humans and large language models:

Bellemare-Pepin, A., Lespinasse, F., Thölke, P. et al. Divergent creativity in humans and large language models. Sci Rep 16, 1279 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25157-3 (open access)

I am not promoting this research. However, given that the linguistic community’s initial engagement with LLMs began with labels such as “stochastic parrots”—and that discussions still often revolve around whether (and how far) it is appropriate to humanize these systems—it is worth noting that researchers outside linguistics are conducting large-scale experiments that seem to reveal interesting facts about language use and writing habits. In this case, the creativity of a large number of humans (N = 100,000) is assessed alongside current large language models.

Best,

Stela

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Dr. Stela MANOVA  
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