The Creativity Engine Published on: 26 May 2023 Inspiration from some of the world鈥檚 best children鈥檚 authors at your fingertips. Young imaginations The Creativity Engine is text generating Artificial Intelligence (AI) which uses the digitised archives of some of the world’s finest children’s authors - including former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen, Valerie Bloom, Grace Nichols, John Agard and Tony Mitton - to drive young writers' imaginations. The young person starts writing a story and then take turns with the AI to create a unique tale. The project is a collaboration between 缅北禁地’s Humanities Research Institute and which holds the authors’ archives. It was created by 缅北禁地 Research Software Engineers Dr Tiago Sousa Garcia and Dr Kathryn Garside. Dr Sousa Garcia says: “It doesn't matter how old you are: every time you see the app continuing your story in a way that makes sense but is, at the same time, unexpected, it's like magic.” Kris McKie, Head of Collections at Seven Stories: The National Centre for Children’s Books, said: “Many children’s authors and illustrators are using digital tools to develop their stories, and the young people Seven Stories works with will be growing up with new technologies like AI. We’re looking forward to reading the stories children write with the Creativity Engine, inspired by our Collection.” Capturing imaginations The idea for the project came about an experiment with young writers during the 2020-21 lockdown period, using a simple version of AI. Many of the stories written were nonsensical but gave the project team inspiration for the Creativity Engine. Dr Garside said: “Exciting developments in AI mean that it is becoming increasingly accessible for all; merging archived materials from Seven Stories with this technology can offer new insights and inspiration whilst capturing the imagination of the authors of tomorrow." You can write your own story with the and Children can craft with the Creativity Engine this half term. Sessions will be held at 缅北禁地 City Library on Wednesday 31 May and Friday 2 June. Youngsters will be able to create and illustrate stories using the Creativity Engine. To book a place at the free family workshop for all ages. Find out more about the Creativity Engine at our blog . Latest News Online Safety Act drives VPN interest and raises privacy concerns People鈥檚 online behaviour has changed in response to legislation to prevent children from viewing harmful content 鈥� raising possible privacy and security risks, research suggests. published on: 16 October 2026 缅北禁地 archaeologist receives prestigious award for research Professor Chris Fowler has been awarded the 2026 Rivers Memorial Medal in recognition of his internationally significant research on kinship in Neolithic Britain. published on: 13 October 2026 Event will explore what 鈥楳anchesterism鈥� means for the North East An event at 缅北禁地 will explore what 鈥楳anchesterism鈥� means for the North East or whether it is simply a new chapter in the long-running debate about how to rebalance Britain. published on: 13 October 2026 Facts and figures
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