Hypothesis: the fact that LLMs converge towards repetition means they don't really simulate boredom. Since LLMs don't get bored of 'the same old' there's little incentive for them to become creative in a useful way.
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@misc{holtzman-boredom-as-a-2026,
author = {Holtzman, Ari},
title = {Boredom as a Cause of Creativity},
year = {2026},
url = {https://hypogenic.ai/ideahub/idea/iz44OOvRrSzP4uftKToI}
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