36 / EXHIBITION / As part of this year-long event, students can look forward to a collaboration project which might see the HKDI teaming up with IITERNITI, one of Korea’s first virtual K-pop groups. Founded by tech company Pulse 9, IITERNITI was formed in 2020 from the "AI Heartbeat Challenge" – where developers invited netizens to select their favourite faces from 101 virtual images, and then created this band based on these choices. This initiative catalysed the entertainment industry to recognise the power of AI as a creative tool, bridging the divide between academic AI research and its application in arts and entertainment. Following the success of last year’s "Viva Italia" Italian Design and Culture Festival, the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) is launching a new extended learning project: the "Hallyu" Korean Design and Culture Festival. This initiative provides students and staff the opportunity to learn about the hallyu or Korean wave phenomenon and its related art and design. 有見去年「Viva Italia」意大利設計與文化節的成功，今 年香港知專設計學院 (HKDI) 迎來另一延伸計劃「Hallyu 韓流」韓國設計與文化節，為學生與教職員提供了解韓流 及相關藝術設計的學習機會。為期一年的活動早前已正 式展開，當中學院將與 Pulse9 的人工智能 (AI) 偶像團體 IITERNITI 的合作，亦將成為重頭戲。讓我們來了解虛擬 偶像的秘密吧！ 虛擬偶像 遇見未來 Hallyu IITERNITI TEXT / CHERRY LO PHOTOGRAPHY / PULSE9 A VISION OF TOMORROW
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