Taoyuan Tech-Art Festival opens with focus on AI and humanity

The 2026 TAxT Taoyuan Tech-Art Festival has officially opened at the Zhongwen Cultural and Creative Park. Now in its tenth year, the festival explores the relationship between humans and technology, specifically through the integration of generative AI.

The festival also hosted the 4th Taoyuan Tech-Performing Arts Awards. The gold award was presented to the team Lou Ding for “Vending Machine,” which uses motion capture and virtual characters to explore themes of life and death. The silver award and the Glory Foundation Special Award went to the group Hun Jiang for “Radio Signal: Connecting Dialogue with a Comatose Father,” a work combining AI and neuroscience to explore memory and family connections.

Curator Hung Yi-ping stated the festival’s theme, “Generative Reality,” focuses on coexistence and co-creation between humans and AI. The event features 11 domestic and international art teams and will run through November 22.