AI, Arts & Creativity News — 2026-10-13 (Tue) Morning News

Overview

Reports covered the cost of AI-made work: a film at $1.5 million, a series at 50 million won, and a game said to take 30 minutes (Variety, Inven Global, Eurogamer.net). Opposing positions also appeared, including Nicolas Cage refusing an AI waiver and a festival stressing the human touch (The Next Web, Chosun Ilbo). Cultural institutions and fairs covered AI as a conference topic and as a visitor-guide tool (The Baltic Review, PR TIMES).

Art and image generation

- Vilnius hosts the NEMO European Museum Conference on AI and museums (The Baltic Review). - The Last of Us artist says generative AI will make people look at older games and "marvel at" them just like "old amazing buildings" (FRVR).

Music

- Elon Musk created a name of their own for AI music after it was branded "slopcore" (The Independent). - Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ryan Edwards, founder and CEO of Audoo, about music royalties, audio meter technology and AI-generated tracks (Pulse 2.0).

Film, video and animation

- The director of "Merry the Christmas Witch" says the AI-made film cost $1.5 million (Variety). - The first AI film, "Gods Don't Give Gifts," is set to open in December (LiveNOW from FOX). - Yahoo Finance reports on how Hollywood is already adopting AI to cut production costs (Yahoo Finance).

Design and architecture

No notable developments.

Games

- GamesIndustry.biz ran a piece headlined "The happiest man in gaming hates generative AI" (GamesIndustry.biz). - eGamers.io published an item on Orbofi AI; the headline gives no further detail (eGamers.io). - Yuji Horii, co-creator of Dragon Quest, released a new AI-generated game and says it took 30 minutes to make (Eurogamer.net). 【Museums, exhibitions and cultural institutions】 - Tsui Hark paid tribute to Nansun Shi and discussed new projects and AI (Variety). - Nicolas Cage refused Amazon's AI waiver and may not work with it again (The Next Web). - Manila FAME emphasizes the human touch in the AI era (Chosun Ilbo). - FILMHOUNDS Magazine describes "Artificial," shown at the London Film Festival 2026, as an urgent warning on AI (FILMHOUNDS Magazine).

Creative work and creators

- A five-episode series cost 50 million won in AI generation, which Inven Global describes as "a whole different world" from traditional budgets (Inven Global). - IICT and YouTube are bringing four AI-powered films into the spotlight (Animation Xpress). - Comic Basics examines whether the horror film "Other Mommy" used generative AI, in a piece on the truth behind its visuals (Comic Basics). 【Japanese art and creativity and AI】 - Mamoru Hosoda, an animation film director, speaks about AI at Japan Summit 2026, with special tickets being distributed (EnterpriseZine). - ART TAIPEI 2026, an international art fair in Taiwan, introduced an official AI concierge named "A.T." The AI avatar, created with Perxona, guides visitors on the official website and at the venue (PR TIMES). - A manga artist is interviewed about "Dennō Kisō Sian Wraith," whose themes include an AI buddy (Real Sound via Yahoo! News). - Zhang Yimou has set up an AI team to make films, and Laodong.vn asks which boundary film is trying to cross (Laodong.vn).

Statements by key figures

No tracked figures were specified. Statements in the headlines: - The Last of Us artist says generative AI will make people look at older games and "marvel at" them (FRVR). - Yuji Horii, Dragon Quest co-creator, says the new AI-generated game took 30 minutes to make (Eurogamer.net). - Ryan Edwards, founder and CEO of Audoo, discussed AI-generated tracks and royalties in an interview (Pulse 2.0). - The director of "Merry the Christmas Witch" says the AI-made film cost $1.5 million (Variety). 【Integrated analysis: what is happening】 Production cost is the common thread. The film at $1.5 million, the series at 50 million won, and the game said to take 30 minutes are reported in film, series and games (Variety, Inven Global, Eurogamer.net). Hollywood is also reported to be adopting AI to cut production costs (Yahoo Finance). Cost compression appears to be the main driver of AI use in production, and it is now stated in concrete figures.

Reactions are splitting along a different line. Nicolas Cage's refusal of an AI waiver, the Manila FAME emphasis on the human touch, and the "urgent warning" framing of "Artificial" show creators and festivals defining their position by distance from AI (The Next Web, Chosun Ilbo, FILMHOUNDS Magazine). The reported fact that a veteran game creator released an AI-generated game suggests that adoption is not limited to newcomers (Eurogamer.net).

Institutions are handling AI in two ways at once: as a subject of discussion (the museum conference, the Japan Summit) and as an operational tool (the ART TAIPEI AI concierge) (The Baltic Review, EnterpriseZine, PR TIMES). The practical point for readers is that the question is shifting from whether AI can make a work to what a work's cost, credit and positioning say about how it was made. This is inference from the headlines.

What to watch

How "Gods Don't Give Gifts" is received when it opens in December, as a test of audience response to a fully AI-made film (LiveNOW from FOX). 2. Whether more actors and creators follow Nicolas Cage in refusing AI terms, and how studios respond (The Next Web). 3. Whether the cost figures reported for AI-made film and series are repeated by other productions, and whether the human-touch positioning gains weight alongside them (Variety, Inven Global, Chosun Ilbo).