The Creativity Engine Published on: 26 May 2023 Inspiration from some of the world’s best children’s authors at your fingertips. Young imaginations The Creativity Engine is text generating Artificial Intelligence (AI) which uses the digitised archives of some of the world’s finest children’s authors - including former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen, Valerie Bloom, Grace Nichols, John Agard and Tony Mitton - to drive young writers' imaginations. The young person starts writing a story and then take turns with the AI to create a unique tale. The project is a collaboration between Â鶹´«Ã½’s Humanities Research Institute and which holds the authors’ archives. It was created by Â鶹´«Ã½ Research Software Engineers Dr Tiago Sousa Garcia and Dr Kathryn Garside. Dr Sousa Garcia says: “It doesn't matter how old you are: every time you see the app continuing your story in a way that makes sense but is, at the same time, unexpected, it's like magic.” Kris McKie, Head of Collections at Seven Stories: The National Centre for Children’s Books, said: “Many children’s authors and illustrators are using digital tools to develop their stories, and the young people Seven Stories works with will be growing up with new technologies like AI. We’re looking forward to reading the stories children write with the Creativity Engine, inspired by our Collection.” Capturing imaginations The idea for the project came about an experiment with young writers during the 2020-21 lockdown period, using a simple version of AI. Many of the stories written were nonsensical but gave the project team inspiration for the Creativity Engine. Dr Garside said: “Exciting developments in AI mean that it is becoming increasingly accessible for all; merging archived materials from Seven Stories with this technology can offer new insights and inspiration whilst capturing the imagination of the authors of tomorrow." You can write your own story with the and Children can craft with the Creativity Engine this half term. Sessions will be held at Â鶹´«Ã½ City Library on Wednesday 31 May and Friday 2 June. Youngsters will be able to create and illustrate stories using the Creativity Engine. To book a place at the free family workshop for all ages. Find out more about the Creativity Engine at our blog . Share: Latest News Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Student leader drives misogyny law change A Â鶹´«Ã½ student leader has helped change the law after creating a petition to make misogyny a hate crime, which gathered over 114,000 signatures, prompting action in Parliament. published on: 12 June 2026 Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ see construction of new Castle Leazes The Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ and other key stakeholders have become an indelible part of new student accommodation at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Castle Leazes. published on: 12 June 2026 Facts and figures
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