About an hour before the start of the AI Film Festival, a gathering meant to “offer a glimpse at a new creative era,” a line down Broadway had already formed.

Attendees were buzzing with the chance to see the latest shorts made with tools by the event’s backer, Runway AI , and other models, though an unknown percentage were themselves involved with the showcased films. The ticket buyers formed one of the first large-scale gatherings of humans to celebrate the creativity generated by machines. In honor of the occasion, Runway had rented out Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, a status-conferring site of countless concerts and the New York Film Festival.

About an hour before the start of the AI Film Festival, a gathering meant to “offer a glimpse at a new creative era,” a line down

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