We will be holding a 1-day workshop at the 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Singapore next year on the 26th of January 2026.

The workshop will bring together researchers interested in interactive creative AI to develop artificial intelligence systems that collaborate with humans across the performing arts including music, visual arts, dance and drama.

The 1-day workshop will open with a keynote by Steve Benford on AI for live performances in somabotics and embodied creative AI. This will be followed by selected paper presentations (10 minutes presentation + 5 minutes questions) grouped by interaction modalities.

A second keynote from a performing artist who has experience of working live with AI will provide perspective on real-world applications and deployment before lunch. The afternoon will feature a poster session, allowing informal discussion of the remaining submissions.

Following the posters, we will hold a structured group discussion addressing future research directions, ethical considerations, and strategies for involving artists in the research process. The workshop will conclude with sharing practice as well as ideas including an interactive demonstration of live music performed in partnership with AI systems. Workshop participants are invited to demonstrate their work either physically or as a video show and tell.

Important Dates:

Paper deadline: 22nd October 2025 AoE

Notifications Sent to Authors: 5th November 2025

Camera-ready: 13th November 2025

Workshop Date: 26th January 2026

Visit here for more details on our Call for Papers