Despite the growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) within organizations, there is a lack of clarity regarding how and when teams can effectively leverage its benefits. Drawing on the task-technology fit theory and literature on human-AI collaboration, we propose that the interplay of AI advancement (a form of technology characteristics) and work methods autonomy (a form of task characteristics) can promote team creativity via team AI support. Specifically, teams with high work methods autonomy effectively leverage the attributes of AI advancement, thereby supporting teamwork and fostering creativity. Though a multi-source field study, our results support the task-technology fit perspective of AI in the team context. By doing so, we provide critical theoretical and practical insights into how to implement AI in the team context to achieve “AI-augmented” creativity.
