Artificial Creativity in Theory and Practice

26–27 May, 2026

School of Arts and Humanities

University of Lisbon

What is creativity? How is it valuable? And how might it be harmful? This conference examines how recent developments in artificial intelligence affect our answers to these questions. It will take a broad look at the relationship between AI and creativity – including creativity in the arts, sciences, business, and beyond. In addition to this, the conference considers how AI is changing our creative practice. How are artists and people working in the creative industries using AI? And what are the social, ethical and political implications of this?

The CFP welcomes submissions dealing with AI and

·         the arts

·         creative industries

·         museum studies

·         malevolent or dark creativity

·         plagiarism and the legal implications of artificial creativity

·         intentional agency

·         imagination

·         scientific discovery

·         the psychology and neuroscience of creativity

·         creativity in the corporate sector

·         political creativity

·         the ethics of artificial creativity

Organization: James S. Pearson (Praxis-CFUL)

 

This event is funded by Portuguese national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in the scope of the project UIDB/00310/2025, Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa.