2026 Accepted Papers

Overview

This collection of papers, accepted to the first HICSS mini-track on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Creative Process, presents a multifaceted exploration of generative AI's integration into creative work. Collectively, these studies move beyond treating AI as a mere tool to examine its role as a co-creator, revealing profound impacts on creative identity, workflow, and industry ethics. The research leverages a range of rigorous methodologies, from large-scale online experiments to longitudinal case studies and indepth qualitative interviews. Key contributions include the development of novel theoretical frameworks that explain the psychological underpinnings of human-AI collaboration, such as the role of psychological ownership and the paradoxical effects of creative self-efficacy.

Grace, Lindsay, Hartmut Koenitz, and Peter Jamieson. "Introduction to the Minitrack on AI and Creative Process." (2026).The 59th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 2026

• How is Generative AI Transforming Content Creation on Social Media? An Exploratory Perspective on Human-AI Interaction Processes, Potentials and Pitfalls | Jonathan Stief, Jeanine Kirchner-Krath, Benedikt Morschheuser
  
  Stief, J., Kirchner-Krath, J., & Morschheuser, B. (2026). How is Generative AI Transforming Content Creation on Social Media? An Exploratory Perspective on Human-AI Interaction Processes, Potentials and Pitfalls. The 59th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 2026
  
  
• AI as a Catalyst for Change in Creative Workflows | Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, Lindsay Grace, Harsh Pradhan (presentation deck)
  
  Tiwari, S. P., Grace, L., & Pradhan, H. (2026). AI as a Catalyst for Change in Creative Workflows. The 59th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 2026
  
  
• The Confidence Cage: How Creative Self-Efficacy Hinders Gen AI-Augmented Ideation | Mustafa Akben, Jacob Carignan, Manuel Anyimah
  
  Akben, M., Carignan, J., & Anyimah, M. (2026). The Confidence Cage: How Creative Self-Efficacy Hinders Gen AI-Augmented Ideation. The 59th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 2026
  
  
• *Between the Spark and the System: On the Effects of AI on Ownership and Role Identity in Creative Work | Nina Zwingmann, Eva Pflanzer, Martin Spann, Thomas Hess
  
  Zwingmann, N., Pflanzer, E., Spann, M., & Hess, T. (2026). Between the Spark and the System: On the Effects of AI on Ownership and Role Identity in Creative Work. The 59th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 2026
  
  
• The Role of Human Creativity in the Presence of AI Creativity Tools at Work: A Case Study on AI-Driven Content Transformation in Journalism | Sitong Wang, Jocelyn Mckinnon-Crowley, Tao Long, Kian Lua, Keren Henderson, Kevin Crowston, Jeff Nickerson, Mark Hansen, Lydia Chilton
  
  Wang, S., McKinnon-Crowley, J., Long, T., Lua, K. L., Henderson, K., Crowston, K., ... & Chilton, L. B. (2025). The Role of Human Creativity in the Presence of AI Creativity Tools at Work: A Case Study on AI-Driven Content Transformation in Journalism. arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.05347
  
  
• Synthetic Faces in a Real Industry: How AI-Generated Deepfakes Challenge Actors’ Ownership of Likeness in the Film & TV Industry? | Debnisha Mukherjee, Yuting Gao
  
  Mukherjee, D., & Gao, Y. (2026). Synthetic Faces in a Real Industry: How AI-Generated Deepfakes Challenge Actors’ Ownership of Likeness in the Film & TV Industry?. The 59th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 2026
  
  
• Counting Species of Ideas: A Bayesian Capture–Recapture Ecology Framework for Estimating LLM Novelty | Shujie Liu, Dokyun Lee, Xiangwei Kong
  
  Liu, S., Lee, D., & Kong, X. (2026). Counting Species of Ideas: A Bayesian Capture–Recapture Ecology Framework for Estimating LLM Novelty. The 59th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 2026