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Examines the TT in music and gives examples that involve exploratory creativity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The TT for computer art has been passed \u201cbehaviourally\u201d already occasionally, at a world class level. Where non\u2010interactive examples (such as AARON and Emmy) are concerned, the test has been passed in a relatively strong form.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Raises the problem concerning the concept of creativity which is closely linked in most people's minds with the concept of art. There may be no such thing as computer art because there is no such thing as computer creativity. 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