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Arti cial intelligence to bring artists’ works to lifeToday AI (arti cial intelligence) algorithms make it possible to learn from artists’ existing works and create new ones. For example, Microsoft tested a “Deep Learning” system using more than three hundred works by Rembrandt. For eighteen months the works were scanned from various perspectives and views: lighting, style, costume... and the angles and the geometry were captured, among other features. The algorithm used all this information to calculate probabilities, facial characteristics and other aspects, succeeding in creating a new Rembrandt never previously seen.Tomasz Dabert used 3D printing to create armour and costumes for the staging of Wolf- gang Rihm’s opera The Conquest of Mexico at the Teatro Real in Madrid.https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/the-next- rembrandt-blurring-the-lines-between-art-technology- and-emotion-2/#sm.0001o1fpi08h4fmmud01nzdjwcyviOther technologies that will revolutionise the future of the performing arts are drones and 3D printing. Drones are a unique opportunity to create aerial choreographies. Their ability to synchronise and the possibility of tting them with LED lights or getting them to project images have enabled light and sound showsto be created such as those performed by the Cirque du Soleil on mount Fuji in Japan. But that is not all: we are also starting to see artworks painted by drones equipped with airbrushes.3D printing is making it possible to create highly sophisticated futuristic costumes for plays.https://i.materialise.com/blog/3d-printing-forthe-royal- theatre-of-madrid-tomasz-dabertsmodern-armor/One of the technologies expected to transform cultural spaces in the coming years is beacons. Let us now examine what they are and how they are used.Beacons: enhancing cultural spacesWhat are beacons?Beacons are small wireless sensors that communicate with smart devices equipped with Bluetooth technology, such as smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, smartwatches, etc. Beacons constantly transmit their location to these devices using a low-energy transmitter. In turn the devices establish their proximity to the beacon so that when the user is in the desired range the content of the related application is activated and is displayed.Museums are beginning to tap into the potential of beacon technology. Inexpensive and easyto install, beacons enable them to implementAC/E DIGITAL CULTURE ANNUAL REPORT 201779Smart culture. Analysis of digital trends