On the evening of April 22, the International Institute of Creative Design hosted a lecture entitled AI Empowers a New Era of Creativity: A Complete Guide from Tools to Practice in Classroom 822 of the Co-Op Comprehensive Building on its Changning Campus. Delivered by instructor Wang Zhi, the event attracted a large number of students.
Beginning with the rapid development of AI in creative fields, the lecture introduced popular tools like ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and Runway, framing AI as a super-assistant for creativity. Mr. Wang detailed representative tools across domains such as illustration, text generation, video production, 3D modeling, and image processing, demonstrating their capabilities through case studies to help students appreciate their power. In the practical demonstration, he designed an original sci-fi character and promotional visual to showcase the complete AI-assisted workflow—from concept generation and character development to video packaging. He also analyzed cloud-based AI models versus local deployment, recommended relevant tools and model management platforms, and shared considerations for dataset preparation. Additionally, Mr. Wang discussed AI-empowered career paths, emphasizing that AI enhances rather than replaces human capabilities, illustrating how various professions are transforming with AI support. The session concluded with an interactive Q&A and practical advice, including recommended learning paths for beginners.
The lecture provided students with profound insights into the appeal of AI in creative design, systematically imparting comprehensive knowledge spanning from tool utilization to practical implementation, while offering innovative perspectives and methodologies for their future creative endeavors.
