From virtual theatre to AI art: DMU researchers showcase the future of creative technology
Twelve doctoral research projects were brought together for Where Code Becomes Culture: CreaTech Showcase 2026, a public exhibition.
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AI, Arts & Creativity — what each story says
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🎨 Visual art and image generation4
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- NO AI: Dothan Civic Center looking for local artist to design event postersWDHN · 10/28 20:44 UTC
- AI found a painting stolen in 1972. How Italy is using tech to recover missing artThePrint · 10/29 11:39 UTC
- Consuming AI art compared with 'eating McDonald's'The Canberra Times · 10/29 01:10 UTC
🎵 Music3
A new website can memorialize deceased loved ones with AI songs. Have original tributes given up the ghost?
The article says mourning has never been neat or simple, and that this was the case before artificial intelligence got involved.
Read the original →When AI Can Generate Millions of Songs, What Makes One Worth Listening To?
The music industry is entering an era in which creating a complete song can take minutes rather than days. Generative AI tools are becoming more accessible.
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- The Next Battle in AI Music Isn't Generation. It's Creative ControlBBN Times · 10/29 18:08 UTC
🎬 Film, video and animation3
‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ Director on Why AI Is Not a Threat: ‘There’s a Desire to See the Craft Behind the Finished Product’
Co-director Matthew Walker of 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' discusses why AI is not a threat to animation. He says there is a desire to see the craft.
Read the original →Mayur More & Ashlesha Thakur To Lead ‘Beta Builder’, Debut Hybrid AI Feature From Abundantia AiOn & InVideo
Mayur More and Ashlesha Thakur will star in the first AI-driven feature from Abundantia Entertainment and video tech firm InVideo.
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- As AI Anxiety Climbs—New Film Asks: What If an AI Claimed to Be Jesus? AI JESUS Movie Sets Oct. 30 Worldwide VOD ReleaseThe Des Moines Register · 10/29 16:03 UTC
🎮 Games2
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- Steam is drowning in AI slop: Here's how Valve plans to fix itNotebookcheck · 10/29 09:56 UTC
- Valve won't ban AI-generated Steam games despite growing complaints and extortion threatsTechSpot · 10/29 12:46 UTC
🏛️ Museums and cultural institutions2
Vatican Exhibition Series Centers "Fundamentally Human" Art Over AI
A triennale across seven cities expands on Pope Leo XIV's message that artificial intelligence models "lack the affective, relational and spiritual perspective" necessary to create art.
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- Sunon at ORGATEC 2026: @Sunon @AI @Nature — Reimagining the Future of WorkThe Malaysian Reserve · 10/29 11:00 UTC
✍️ Creators at work1
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- What is LAIKA CEO's stance on AI?The Mary Sue · 10/29 14:45 UTC
🇯🇵 Arts and AI in Japan2
715th Mita Speech Meeting Held: "The Deep Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Art and Its Future"
The description says Fukuzawa Yukichi and early Keio students introduced speeches and debate to Japan as a way to convey one's views to many people. It notes that the Mita Speech Meeting was organized in the 7th year of Meiji.
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- AI Girlfriend AnimeVantage Data Centers · 10/29 04:49 UTC
The analysis and visual summary are in the Oct 30 AM issue. Japanese version here.