Creativity as an urge to create, not just a skill to master

A user argues that creating for its own sake, even at a personal cost, is central to creativity in a way that mastering a skill alone is not. They say most LLMs are tilted toward completing short, defined tasks. In a follow-up, they note that web search and reinforcement learning can encourage exploration, but suggest current systems have less incentive than humans to explore without an immediate goal.