The core competition cycle runs from June to November 2026, featuring five thematic tracks aligned with the competition’s five core visions. Each track specifies entry requirements and acceptable submission formats to foster AI-driven creative practices rooted in human-AI collaboration and interdisciplinary integration. Content specifications for all tracks are editable and updatable via the organizing committee’s backend management system.

This track prioritizes innovative practices that break disciplinary boundaries and integrate multiple forms of intelligence, exploring emerging aesthetics, narratives and sensory dimensions spawned by human-AI synergy to reinvent the very form of creative output through human-machine integration.

It calls for works addressing topical concerns including algorithmic bias, digital ecosystem development and inclusivity. Entries are expected to embed ethical mindfulness and social responsibility at the intersection of art and technology, paving the way for a future technology landscape infused with humanistic values.

Open to artworks that delve into the poetic interplay between language, moving images, sound and programming code, this track aims to unlock new poetic expressions enabled by generative AI and endow technology with soul and expressive vitality.

The track supports creative works bridging art, engineering, philosophy, technology, curation and other sectors, facilitating the development of intelligent, interactive cross-disciplinary creations and sparking the collision and convergence of ideas across diverse fields.

Reserved exclusively for the Emerging Talent Award, this track champions avant-garde and experimental works by young creators, female researchers, collective creative groups and student teams. It spotlights underrepresented creative talents and cultivates the next cohort of pioneering innovators in creative industries.