HKBU Foundation Annual Report 2021-2022

17 Pioneering Art-tech Development 引領藝術創意科技發展 Construction of Next-generation Future Cinema System 建設新一代「未來影院系統」 Next Milestone in Human-AI Art Co-creation 人與 AI 共創藝術新里程 HKBU led a bold, pioneering attempt to apply AI technologies to the performing arts at a public concert held on 14 July 2022 in Hong Kong. The innovative performance was the first human-AI collaboration of its kind in the world to showcase how AI can be a creative force that can perform music, create cross-media art, and dance. The HKBU Symphony Orchestra performed a newly arranged choral-orchestral version of the song Pearl of the Orient with an AI virtual choir. A ballet performance featuring AI virtual dancers in Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, together with works created by an AI media artist, were also staged. This innovative concert provided the audience with a brand-new symphonic experience. The performance was one of the significant developments under the five-year research project “Building Platform Technologies for Symbiotic Creativity in Hong Kong” supported by HK$52.84 million in funding from the Research Grants Council. Following the concert, the University announced the launch of the world’s first Turing AI Orchestra at the Human, Machine, Art, Creativity: International Symposium on 9 August 2022. This marked the next milestone in the University’s visionary plan to broaden the scope and explore the potential opportunities of art co-creation by humans and AI. 浸大開創把 AI 技術應用於藝術表演的先河，於 2022 年 7 月 14 日在香港舉行了一場公眾音樂會，是全球首場人與 A I 共創共演的 同類表演，展現 AI 在音樂演唱、跨媒體藝術及舞蹈上的創造力。浸大交響樂團與 AI 虛擬合唱團合力演繹歌曲《東方之珠》的新 編管弦樂合唱團版本，另外 A I 虛擬舞蹈家在交響樂團現場伴奏下，呈獻拉威爾的《達芙妮與克羅埃》芭蕾舞表演，再結合 A I 媒體藝術家創作的作品一同演出，為觀眾帶來嶄新的交響樂體驗。這次演出是浸大「香港人機共生藝術創造平台技術建設」  五年研究計劃其中一個重要階段性成果。該研究項目獲研究資助局撥款港幣5,284萬元支持。 繼音樂會後，浸大亦於 2022 年 8 月 9 日舉行的「人、機器、藝術、創意—國際研討會」國際研討會上，宣布成立全球首個   「圖靈人工智能交響樂團」，為其開拓人與 AI 共創藝術領域，並就此探索更多可能性的願景，矗立下一個重要里程碑。 Another farsighted art-tech project led by HKBU, titled Future Cinema Systems: Next-Generation Art Technologies, has been awarded HK$35.4 million, the largest amount approved by the Innovation and Technology Support Programme under the Innovation and Technology Commission of the HKSAR Government. The two- year cross-territorial research project will be conducted by the University in collaboration with the City University of Hong Kong and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. The project will use the latest technologies, including AI, computer vision, deep learning and virtual reality, to develop the Future Cinema System. 另一個最新由浸大領導的前瞻性藝術科技項目—「未來影院系統：下一代藝術科技」獲撥款港幣 3,540 萬元，是政府創新科技署轄 下的「創新及科技支援計劃」歷來最大資助金額的藝術科技項目。這個為期兩年的項目乃浸大與香港城市大學和瑞士洛桑聯邦理 工學院聯合進行的跨地域研發合作，將使用人工智能、計算機視覺、深度學習、虛擬實境等先進科技開發「未來影院系統」。