Atlas · C16 · Executive mind
Creativity & originality
Producing ideas and work that are both new and useful.
AI Reliable score
6 / 10
Competent pro level · peak 8 · trend → · grade B
Why this score
On divergent-thinking tests chatbots beat the average human, but the best humans still match or beat the best AI. Novelty is high; tested value and distinctiveness at expert level are not yet shown.
On the human scale
2Beginner. Recombines given ideas
4Average adult. Average adult: several ordinary alternatives
6Competent pro. Professional: original solutions that work in practice ← AI today
8Expert. Expert: distinctive work recognised by peers
10Best humans. Field-changing originality
Future warning
At its best, AI already reaches 8 on this capability. Peak results are never counted in the index; they show where the water may rise next.
Evidence
Divergent-thinking studies (Koivisto & Grassini 2023; Hubert et al. 2024, Scientific Reports)B
E20 · 2023-2024
- Measures
- Alternative Uses and other divergent-thinking tasks
- AI result
- Chatbots beat the average human; best humans still match or beat the best AI.
- Humans
- Human participants (average and top scorers)
- On our scale
- Above competent average, below expert: Reliable 6, Peak 8.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
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History
First reading: Atlas v0.1, 5 Nov 2026. Every later change will be listed here with its reason.
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