Meet Elbo, a striking piece of furniture, to say the least. It’s interesting not only because it looks a bit like a wooden skeleton, but also because of how it was designed: by a computer program.

Over the weekend, a senior researcher at Google spoke about how he and his team are trying to build a computer that can be creative. The inspiration behind the project, Eck explained, was to create a ...

New research is calling for inventions by computers to be legally granted patents. The research states that the rapid increase in computer power is posing new challenges when it comes to patenting an ...

Most of us are fascinated by creativity. New ideas in science and art are often hugely exciting – and, paradoxically, sometimes seemingly “obvious” once they’ve arrived. But how can that be? Many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Old-school methods like the paintbrush and canvas aren't going anywhere, but computers are expanding our creative abilities. Three ...

Will computers ever replace humans in creative professions and pursuits? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better ...

Earlier this week, technology startup Kano returned to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $500,000 for its new creative computer systems. The company previously secured $1,522,160 from 13,387 ...

Gamers know that the right controller or performance keyboard and mouse makes all the difference when it comes to getting an edge over competitors. So why hasn't the way we interface with software on ...

You've probably heard music composed by a computer algorithm, though you may not realize it. Artificial intelligence researchers have made huge gains in computational – or algorithmic – creativity ...

Roger Alsop receives funding from Melbourne Univesity. He is affiliated with Melbourne University and Box Hill Institute. The latest in our Computing turns 60 series, to mark the 60th anniversary of ...