Forum explores literary AI wave

The "Cultural Trend: Artificial Intelligence Empowers a New Wave of Reading for All" salon took place at the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication as part of the Beijing Culture Forum's activities on Friday.

The three-day Beijing Culture Forum, themed "Enhance Cultural Exchanges for Common Progress", opened on Thursday.

The salon included an experience space in addition to a dialogue session.

In the space to experience reading, visitors could learn about the past, present and future of reading through various demonstrations such as hand scrolls, traditional bookbinding, 3D ink animations, digital multimedia interactive works, AI-powered copyright asset production platforms, monocular camera motion capture devices, AI publishing assistants, and 5G reading.

Discussions at the dialogue session centered on artificial intelligence and how it is reshaping the publishing industry and enhancing personalized reading spaces.

Scholars, publishers and writers discussed the role of editors in the evolving publishing landscape, AI's potential in children's literature and the importance of balancing AI advancements with preserving originality in literary works.

They also explored the transformative impact of AI on reading habits, the revitalization of ancient texts through digital platforms and the global reach of digital reading for Chinese language learners.