Comparing code explanations created by students and large language models

J Leinonen, P Denny, S MacNeil, S Sarsa… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Reasoning about code and explaining its purpose are fundamental skills for computer
scientists. There has been extensive research in the field of computing education on the …

Fluid transformers and creative analogies: Exploring large language models' capacity for augmenting cross-domain analogical creativity

Z Ding, A Srinivasan, S MacNeil, J Chan - Proceedings of the 15th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Cross-domain analogical reasoning is a core creative ability that can be challenging for
humans. Recent work has shown some proofs-of-concept of Large language Models'(LLMs) …

Prompt middleware: Mapping prompts for large language models to UI affordances

S MacNeil, A Tran, J Kim, Z Huang, S Bernstein… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
To help users do complex work, researchers have developed techniques to integrate AI and
human intelligence into user interfaces (UIs). With the recent introduction of large language …

Analyzing information resources that support the creative process

Y Li, Y Zhang, R Capra - Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Human …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
As an important skill in many domains, creativity is understood to be a process that includes
stages like finding goals, looking up information, exploring, creating ideas, combining ideas …

Freeform Templates: Combining Freeform Curation with Structured Templates

S MacNeil, Z Huang, K Chen, Z Ding, A Yu… - Proceedings of the 15th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Online whiteboards are becoming a popular way to facilitate collaborative design work,
providing a free-form environment to curate ideas. However, as templates are increasingly …

Many destinations, many pathways: A quantitative analysis of legitimate peripheral participation in scratch

R Cheng, BM Hill - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Although informal online learning communities have proliferated over the last two decades,
a fundamental question remains: What are the users of these communities expected to …

Creativity Support in AI Co-creative Tools: Current Research, Challenges and Opportunities

B Ning, F Liu, Z Liu - 2023 26th International Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Artificial Intelligence technology-driven Creativity Support Tools (AI-CSTs) provide specific
field capability support for human creative activities. In this paper, we compare and analyze …

Advancing GUI for Generative AI: Charting the Design Space of Human-AI Interactions through Task Creativity and Complexity

Z Ding - Companion Proceedings of the 29th International …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Technological progress has persistently shaped the dynamics of human-machine
interactions in task execution. In response to the advancements in Generative AI, this paper …

Jamplate: Exploring LLM-Enhanced Templates for Idea Reflection

X Xu, J Yin, C Gu, J Mar, S Zhang, JL E… - Proceedings of the 29th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Advances in AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), can transform creative work.
When developing a new idea, LLMs can help designers gather information, find competitors …

Anticipating Unintended Consequences of Technology Using Insights from Creativity Support Tools

RY Pang, K Reinecke - arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.05687, 2023 - arxiv.org
Our society has been increasingly witnessing a number of negative, unintended
consequences of digital technologies. While post-hoc policy regulation is crucial in …