[NAHWheatCracker]

Are there any well-thought treatises on what "novel" means?

[beardyw]

What "novel" means? I would say putting things together in a way which hasn't been done before. Just asked Gemini:

There are 2 wolves and 2 sheep in a field. How many sheep will there be tomorrow?

Answer: There will still be 2 sheep tomorrow.

Needs some visualisation which LLMs don't really do well.

[ddxv]

I was using it to mean new / not seen before problem. Perhaps that evokes a bit too grand concept? I know the issue I highlight is not that 'important' overall.

Edit: You're right the 'problem' might not be new/novel, just that the solution is new.

[NAHWheatCracker]

I wasn't criticizing the choice of word, apologies.

I'm interested if anyone has an idea of what it would mean for an AI to generate or do something "novel" in the sense of creatively new.