I was going to say something about “uncreative” being in the eye of the beholder, but actually I agree with you. De-aging Tom Hanks isn’t a case of creating art under constraints (which can bring out more creativity in humans). There’s a “correct” way to de-age him: the way he actually looked when he was younger. Even without that as a guide, the range of acceptable de-aged appearances is quite narrow. Too narrow to contain the space needed for creativity.
I think even some present-day AIs display creativity in a meaningful way even though they are still far from matching the full range of human creative abilities, but de-aging Tom Hanks, although amazing in its own way, is not an example of creativity.
I was going to say something about “uncreative” being in the eye of the beholder, but actually I agree with you. De-aging Tom Hanks isn’t a case of creating art under constraints (which can bring out more creativity in humans). There’s a “correct” way to de-age him: the way he actually looked when he was younger. Even without that as a guide, the range of acceptable de-aged appearances is quite narrow. Too narrow to contain the space needed for creativity.
I think even some present-day AIs display creativity in a meaningful way even though they are still far from matching the full range of human creative abilities, but de-aging Tom Hanks, although amazing in its own way, is not an example of creativity.