AI Meets Art and Music — The Fusion of Code and Creativity

The GyBrain Global Youth Super Brain Tournament 2026 invites students worldwide to explore how artificial intelligence transforms artistic creation and musical expression. This year’s theme, AI Meets Art and Music, challenges participants to build, compose, or design projects where technology and creativity intersect — proving that innovation is not only logical, but also lyrical.

To bridge the gap between STEM and the arts by empowering young people to use algorithms, sound, and visual imagination to express ideas that shape the future of creativity.
GyBrain 2026 aims to show that coding can be poetic, and data can be beautiful.

Competition Tracks

1. 🎵 AI Composition Track – Use AI tools to generate, remix, or compose original music.
   Example: Neural networks producing jazz or ambient soundscapes.

2. 🎨 Generative Art Track – Create visual artworks using AI models or algorithms.
   Example: Diffusion-based digital paintings exploring emotion, nature, or identity.

3. 📊 Data-to-Art Track – Turn data into sound or image to reveal hidden patterns.
   Example: Sonifying climate data or visualizing city air quality as color gradients.

4. 🤝 Human + AI Collaboration Track – Combine creativity and reflection through mixed media or essays on ethics, inspiration, and authorship.
   Example: Artwork plus a short essay on “What makes AI creative?”

Who Can Join & Judging Criteria

Students aged 13–19 from any country, individually or in teams of up to 3. No coding or art experience required—curiosity and imagination are the only prerequisites.

Judging Criteria

• Innovation (30%) – Original idea, AI methodology, creativity in design

• Impact (25%) – Message, storytelling, or emotional resonance

• Technical Execution (25%) – Clarity of implementation, coherence between AI and art

• Presentation (20%) – Visual/audio quality, clarity of concept explanation

Awards & Timeline & Sponsors

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Awards

🏆 Global Finalists (Top 10%) — Certificates + recognition on IEEE and GyBrain platforms
💡 Category Winners — “Best Musical AI,” “Best Visual Creation,” “Most Inspiring Collaboration”
🎓 Youth Innovation Award — For the most interdisciplinary project combining science, art, and empathy

• Registration Opens: January 2026

• Project Submission: May 2026

• Global Final Round: August 2026 (virtual + local showcases)

• Award Ceremony: September 2026

Global STEM organizations, Youth innovation labs, Educational media networks and IEEE Photonics Society (Chapters; Strategic Committees; Women in Photonics; Young Professionals; Sister Societies; Volunteers)

Timeline

Partners and Sponsors