The AI KIAN84 was talking to—could I meet it too? ... ‘AI Content Festival’

[Financial News] KIAN84 chatted with an AI partner on SBS’s variety show ‘My AI Partner: Strange Love.’ Viewers who wondered how the virtual human on screen would respond to them now have a chance to try talking to it themselves. They can do so at the ‘AI Content Festival 2026,’ taking place from the 12th to the 14th around The Platz at COEX in Seoul.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on the 10th, visitors can enjoy a variety of experiences, from viewing content to creating it, including chatting with the virtual human in ‘My AI Partner: Strange Romance’ and using AI to make music and videos.
Visitors can experience AI’s responses by talking with the virtual human they watched on the show or using character-chat services. AI games and robot demonstrations will also be on offer.
Visitors can also try their hand at creating content. In the ‘Make’ space inside the exhibition hall, they can experience the process of using AI to make music and videos. It offers a chance to see how AI is used in creative work and what steps turn it into finished content.
There will also be a program where visitors can view completed works and see how AI is being used. The video and music exhibition space ‘AI in the Groove’ will showcase performance videos, music videos, animations and more, produced with support from KOCCA.
Videos by creators who took part in the AI-focused Content Academy, as well as virtual and extended reality (VR·XR) content and games, will also be exhibited. On the 12th and 13th, outstanding works from the academy will be screened at Megabox COEX, alongside presentations on educational outcomes and examples of real-world applications.
The festival will also show how the convergence of AI and content is expanding into everyday life. In the ‘Cross’ space, visitors can see examples of content combined with other fields, including fashion, education and tourism.
Talks and panel discussions for visitors and creators interested in changes in the industry will run for three days. Keynote lectures, including one by Professor Rando Kim, will explore trends in the AI content industry. This year, the festival has also added business development programs to support investment and collaboration, including one-on-one consultations, company presentations and presentations of collaboration needs.
The main programs have been brought together on the second floor of COEX to shorten the route for visitors. A rest area will also give visitors a place to enjoy media art on large screens covering three sides between activities.

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