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emerson.edu | AI at Emerson College
Among Emerson alumni work screening at Sundance 2026 was The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, produced by Daniel Kwan ’10 (of The Daniels / Everything Everywhere All at Once), which follows a father-to-be trying to figure out artificial intelligence.
The announcement of Emerson’s third school cited “virtual production studios, ARRI certification, courses grounded in emerging technologies” and noted that “production facilities for XR, VR, AR, and game design, all grounded in storytelling, equip students to thrive in an evolving media landscape.”
Emerson Contemporary’s exhibition and panel engaged with AI systems through critical inquiry and artistic exploration, including a participatory multimedia performance from the Data Fluencies Theatre Project exploring AI as both a technology and a character.
Introduction of Daniel Pillis, who described learning to calibrate the virtual production facility: “I am so deeply impressed by it and the resource this medium will offer Emerson students.”
Faculty and staff at the School of the Arts Fall Assembly discussed the benefits and consequences of AI in higher education and creative industries. President Jay Bernhardt announced the creation of a Presidential Working Group on Generative AI, now co-led by Brooke Knight.