The well-known advantages of using mind maps in education are increased interest, systematization of knowledge and better memorization. Also, the use of mind maps increases the creative potential of students. Artificial intelligence can help students create intelligence maps to systematize knowledge. The most interesting thing is whether artificial intelligence can cope with issues of creativity? In order to answer this question, with the help of artificial intelligence a well-known task was solved - formula for the sum of the terms of an arithmetic progression. Free versions of artificial intelligence ChatGPT and You.com were used. We received two versions of the mind map, illustrating the proof of Gauss’s formula. A search on the Internet did not find any matches between these maps and existing ones, that is, they are original. These mind maps fulfil, to a certain extent, the task assigned to artificial intelligence to create mind maps with an insight effect and can be used in the educational process. The application of artificial intelligence in a narrower field – mechanical engineering – is considered. The task was to create a mind map that would allow students to invent a herringbone gear. ChatGPT turned out to be perfect in terms of systematization of knowledge and helpless in terms of creativity. You.com Research, after additional questions and permission not to adhere to the Procrustean lodge, the definition of a mind map, suggested the right idea. It has been established that the limited capabilities of artificial intelligence to create mind maps in the field of machine science are not only related to the limited “creative” capabilities of free services, but also to the insufficient knowledge base in machine science that they can use.