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Professionals across the entertainment industry have expressed concern about the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in making creative products. Musicians, actors, writers and visual artists have all raised issues about the role of AI in their fields and how their work is used in the AI market. As the entertainment industry works to take positions on AI, learning programs on the technology are emerging in every creative field. Here, we look at some of the top AI certifications in entertainment.
1. Artificial Intelligence in Entertainment
Certifying organization: Canadian Institute of Mass Communication
Skills learned: AI data requirements and customer experience (CX); television, new devices and customized viewing; AI in movies; video game engagement; synthetic music creation; using AI in marketing; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); interactive digital assistants; and the future
Duration: Four hours
Cost: Currently $99
2. Artificial Intelligence in Media and Entertainment
Certifying organization: Udemy
Skills learned: The impact of AI on the film industry; using AI for social media strategy; applications and impact of AI in entertainment; training media planning AI; using generative AI; how AI is changing public relations (PR); AI technology; and ethical use of AI
Duration: Over five hours
Cost: Currently $44.99
3. AI for Music and Audio
Certifying organization: Berklee School of Music
Skills learned: Fundamental concepts of AI and models in music analysis and processing; technological background behind AI techniques; principles and practical skills for AI-driven music production; AI-based technologies behind music recommendation; evaluating diverse generative AI neural network architectures in music composition; using commercial AI tools and apps to enhance creative music composition; assessing effectiveness, usefulness and quality of AI apps in music and audio; and copyright challenges associated with the authorship of GenAI musical works
Requirements: Music production experience, including working with a digital audio workstation as well as a variety of hardware and software requirements
Duration: Four weeks
Cost: Currently $515
4. AI Filmmaking
Certifying organization: Curious Refuge
Skills learned: Using AI text tools for ideation and scriptwriting; tools for art direction and curation; engineering prompts for visual storytelling; pitching and storyboarding with AI; using AI for editing, pacing and character; sound editing and voiceover directing; AI tools and video effects; using AI to help with distribution; and optimizing the workflow pipeline
Duration: Four weeks
Cost: Currently $749
5. AI for Creativity and Leadership
Certifying organization: The New School
Skills learned: Two courses — AI Concepts and Applications for Creatives and Harnessing AI in Creative Organizations — cover how to apply AI in creative environments; analyze advantages and disadvantages of incorporating AI into creative work; case studies that demonstrate ways to apply AI; staying up-to-date on and assessing AI tools; and making informed decisions about integrating AI
Duration: Eight weeks
Cost: Currently $1,840
6. AI Broadcast Radio
Certifying organization: National Association of Broadcasters Show
Skills learned: The program evaluates proficiency in using AI and machine learning (ML) in broadcast sound editing; encompasses AI and ML principles; their significance and implementation in broadcast sound production; hands-on application of AI-driven tools and technologies; ethical implications; and anticipated developments in the field; courses also offered in design, video editing, visual effects and motion, sound mastering, legal and broadcast television
Duration: 50 minutes
Test: Exam
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7. Artificial Intelligence in Digital Media
Certifying organization: The University of British Columbia
Skills learned: A total of five or six courses: introduction to automation and creativity in the context of industries that use media, including using automation technologies within digital media processes and understanding what aids and impedes creativity; introduces automation tools, techniques and strategies across industries that use media; implementing automation processes in creative projects as well as developing a framework for exploring and addressing concerns surrounding AI bias, accountability, transparency and human rights
Duration: 150 hours
Cost: Currently $7,300-$7,550
8. AI for Music Production
Certifying organization: Aulart
Skills learned: Introduction to AI music creation; creative outcomes with flow machine; transforming voice into instruments with AI; using Jukebox to generate musical compositions; vocal cloning; text to music; dance diffusion models; and introduction to AI tools; taught by Benoit Carré aka SKYGGE
Duration: 55 minutes
Cost: Currently $19
9. Machine Learning for Musicians and Artists
Certifying organization: Goldsmiths University of London
Skills learned: What is machine learning; machine learning for making sense of human actions and sensor data; the machine learning pipeline; off-the-shelf tools for machine learning; feature extraction and analysis techniques; how to connect your machine learning tools to common digital arts tools; introduction to inexpensive and easy sensing technologies
Duration: 50 hours
Cost: Free; paid certificate available
10. Enhancing Events With AI
Certifying organization: Event Leadership Institute
Skills learned: Concepts of AI and its applications in the event industry; AI platforms and technologies for event organizers; use cases; using AI to automate event logistics; using AI in event promotion; using AI to measure event success; ethical considerations; and developing event strategies that use AI
Requirements: The Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals (EMMF) certificate course and Virtual Event & Meeting Management (VEMM) certificate course are suggested but not required
Duration: Five weeks
Cost: Currently $695 for non-members; $556 for members
