Taiwan Creative Content Fest explores AI impact and supply chains

The seventh Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei has opened, highlighting the transformative role of artificial intelligence in creative industries. Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), addressed the event, stating that while AI can handle technical tasks, it cannot replace the human elements of creative work that move people.

The festival features exhibitors and project pitches across various media, including film, animation, and comics, with participants from 28 countries. The forum includes sessions on international co-production, streaming platforms, and AI.

In a related development, director Jannes Callens is presenting the documentary “The Technological Sublime” at the festival. The film examines the physical supply chain required to sustain AI, tracing its impact from quartz mines in the Appalachians and chip plants in Taiwan to lithium fields in Chile and click-workers in Kenya. Callens aims to highlight the material, ecological, and human costs that often remain invisible behind the concept of “green” AI.