AI, Arts & Creativity News — 2026-10-05 (Mon)

Overview

- Several reports related to the awards of the AI Film Festival (Astana AI Film Festival) have been published. There are also examples of production using AI in advertising, movies, and games. - On the other hand, there are headlines that talk about the distinction between creations made by human hands, such as ``Drawing the line between art and AI output'' (Pope) and ``The number of works that emphasize human power has increased'' (Tsunku♂). - The list of important people being tracked was blank. Chapter 10 deals only with the speakers who appear in the headlines.

Art/image generation

- The Pope reportedly drew a line between art and AI output (Aleteia). From the headline, it is not possible to confirm the specific content or criteria for drawing the line. - Chinese filmmaker Liu Shuheng talked about the idea for his work to be submitted to the Astana AI Film Festival (Qazinform).

music

- Billboard introduced "Baltazar," an AI-powered music asset valuation platform. The headline says it's called the "Bloomberg Terminal for Music Assets." The evaluation mechanism and accuracy are unclear from the headline.

Movies/videos/anime

- A Swedish bearing company's ad uses AI from the US and China to recreate Greta Garbo (Lee News Central). - Lee Baker and Marco Derhy advance Stan Lee's 'LEGION OF 5' in film, games and AI-assisted filmmaking (Grit Daily News). - Starring and director Ben Affleck has confirmed that AI was used in Netflix's new movie "Animals" (Yahoo! News). - A person from Kazakhstan wins an award at the Astana AI Film Festival (1News.az, Arzuw news). - Chiranjeevi calls for action against misuse of AI products in movies (India News Network). Since this is close to the issue in the "AI and Ethics" section, I will only state the facts here.

Design/Architecture

- 新しいAI Transformerが、人間と同じようにインテリアデザインの様式を見分ける学習をしたと報じられた(Bioengineer.org)。 This is a study on the recognition of style rather than its generation. There are no numerical values such as accuracy in the heading.

game

- A GTA-like browser game set in Taipei has reached 1.2 million concurrent players in three days. It was reported that the AI token was created by vibe coding at a cost of $10,000 (Tom's Hardware). - Capcom revealed future plans for collaboration between RE Engine and AI (virus.hr). The specific content is unclear from the headline. - The takedown of "Fallout: New York" affected game projects made with AI (tbreak.com). The reason cannot be confirmed from the headline.

Museums, exhibitions, cultural institutions

- Kazakh director wins award at Astana AI Film Festival (Arzuw news). Nikolay Shestak, an actor turned AI filmmaker, spoke about his "victory" at the film festival (Qazinform). It is not possible to confirm from the headline whether these two cases are the same person. - A promotional video for the Korean Ginseng Festival in Yeongju, South Korea, went viral on social media with people saying, ``I thought it was AI.'' (SBS) It is unclear from the headline whether AI was actually used.

Creation site and creator

- Former actor Nikolay Shestak was praised at a film festival as an AI filmmaker. - Liu Shuheng talked about his ideas for the works to be submitted to the AI Film Festival. - Lee Baker and Marco Derhy are incorporating AI-assisted filmmaking into an existing work world (Stan Lee's LEGION OF 5). - An artist who makes musical instruments from scrap wood was asked, "Do you think music generated by AI is art?" (Gizmodo). The answer is not in the headline.

Japanese art/creation and AI

- Gizmodo published an interview with an artist who makes musical instruments made from scrap wood, asking them about the position of AI-generated music. - Ben Affleck has reportedly approved the use of AI in Netflix's new movie (Yahoo! News). - Mr. Tsunku♂ showed a positive response to film festivals in the AI era, saying, ``The number of works that strongly emphasize human power has increased.'' (d Menu News)

Remarks from VIPs

- Pope: A line was drawn between art and AI output (the content is unclear from the headline only). - Ben Affleck (starring and director of ``Animals''): Admitted to using AI in his new Netflix movie. - Tsunku♂: Regarding film festivals in the AI era, he said, ``The number of films that strongly emphasize human power has increased.'' - Chiranjeevi: Called for action against misuse of AI products in movies. The title is not in the heading.

Integrated analysis: What is happening now

There are three common structures.

A move to distinguish between ``made by people''. The Pope's line drawing, Tsunku♂'s reference to ``human power,'' the question ``Is AI music art?'' to a waste instrument artist, and the incident where Eishu's video was perceived as ``I thought it was AI'' are in different areas. However, they have in common that they try to distinguish between AI output and human production and give value to it. 2. The opportunities for production are expanding. The awards won by former actors at the AI Film Festival, the game's ability to gain a large number of players in a short period of time through vibe coding, and Capcom's plan to link the engine and AI show that creators who do not rely on specialized production systems and the incorporation of AI into the production process are emerging. 3. AI connects to existing well-known material. The reproduction of Garbo, the AI-assisted film production of Stan Lee's work, and the deletion of Fallout-related projects show that already known people and worlds are being targeted by AI production. Rights disputes are treated as a separate topic, but on the production side, AI works that rely on existing material are actually in the process of being published or deleted.

Points that change the reader's judgment: - It has been reported that Ben Affleck has approved the use of AI in Netflix works, and the public disclosure of AI use is no longer limited to marginal creators. - The debate is shifting from ``Can it be created with AI?'' to ``To what extent should we call it AI and what should be called human production?'' and ``Who decides the distinction?'' However, there is no heading indicating that the standards have been decided, and everyone's claims are still being lined up. - In the Yeongju case, the headline indicates that footage that may not have been made by AI was perceived to be made by AI. This can serve as an example of how difficult it is for viewers to judge the origin of a work based solely on its appearance.

Future points of interest

What are the specific criteria for the Pope's "drawing of the line" and how will they be incorporated into discussions among arts professionals and cultural institutions? 2. To what extent and in what process will the use of AI in major distribution works such as Netflix be made public? 3. How are games and videos created with AI that are repeatedly released and deleted when they rely on the worldview of existing works?