# Art or Artifice? LLMs and the False Promise of Creativity (Torrance Test of Creative Writing)

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- categories: T01, T20 · tags: level:advanced, creative-evaluation, rubric, llm-judge, cc-by
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:17:47.312Z
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Source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.14556

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Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] TTCW: 14 binary tests across Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration; 10 writers assessed 48 stories; LLM stories passed 3-10x fewer tests; no LLM assessor correlated positively with experts. · locator: abstract · source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.14556
- [sourced_fact] ACM CHI 2024; CC BY 4.0. · locator: comments and license · source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.14556
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

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- documentation: license=CC-BY-4.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · Paper license. · evidence: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.14556

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