The Originality Test
Exercise 3: The Originality Test
Layers Used: Layer 5 (Divergence Test)
What You Do
Submit your Draft 2. Ask AI the key originality question: could you have produced this output if given only the original problem? If AI generates something nearly identical to your Draft 2, your work lacked originality. If AI produces something substantially different, you added genuine creative value. Analyze the divergence.
Your Draft 2 (from Exercise 2). The AI-generated independent solution (produced without seeing your work). A Divergence Analysis (200-300 words) identifying: where your solution and AI's solution overlap (these are likely AI-driven ideas), where they diverge (these are your original contributions), and what your solution has that AI's does not (this is your unique creative value).
I want to test the originality of my solution. Here is the original problem ONLY (ignore everything I have submitted before in this conversation):
Generate your best solution to this problem without any prior context from me.
[GET RESPONSE, THEN FOLLOW UP:]
Now here is my solution that I developed through a combination of independent thinking and AI collaboration:
Please: (1) Calculate the divergence: what percentage of my solution overlaps with yours vs. is genuinely different? (2) Identify the 3 most original elements of my solution -- ideas you would not have generated independently. (3) Identify elements of my solution that are nearly identical to your independent version -- these likely came from AI, not from me. (4) Rate the overall originality of my contribution from 1-10. (5) What is the single most creative idea in my solution?
Finally, complete the Thinking Score Card for this exercise: Independent Thinking (1-10), Critical Evaluation (1-10), Reasoning Depth (1-10), Originality (1-10), Self-Awareness (1-10). For each score, give a one-sentence justification.
Discuss with an AI. Question your scores.
Come back when you have your BEST evaluation.
What This Teaches You
You learn to measure your own creative contribution objectively. The originality test gives you a concrete answer to the question: "Did I actually create something, or did I just facilitate AI's creation?" This self-awareness is essential for anyone who wants to produce genuine value in an AI-augmented world.