Prototype generation is the only GenAI activity significantly associated with perceived loss of creativity or ownership¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a correlation analysis, research and writing activities were not significantly correlated with loss of creativity or ownership, but prototype generation was significantly associated with such feelings. → Stefana Broadbent 2026

Evidence¶

Stefana Broadbent 2026¶

Stefana Broadbent. (2026). A study of GenAI usage by Design Students: Analysis of Survey Results and Journals of AI practices at the Politecnico di Milano in 2025/2026. Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.17094 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.17094

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Correlation analysis of survey responses relating ownership and creativity items to reported AI-assisted activities. No correlation coefficients are printed, so no effect size is reported; the association with prototype generation is the only significant one.

"None of these activities, however, were significantly correlated with a sense of loss of creativity or ownership over one's work. Using GenAI for brainstorming was not correlated with changed perception of creativity and ownership. The only activity significantly associated with such feelings was the use of generative AI for prototype generation."

Discussion¶

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