Brian Eno Documentary 'Eno' Uses AI to Create Unique Versions

The Sundance Film Festival premiere explores the music visionary's career through a generative AI software, reshuffling footage for a unique viewing experience with each iteration.

Brian Eno, a music visionary and pioneer of ambient music, is the subject of a new documentary titled 'Eno' that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
The documentary is unique in that it uses generative AI software to create endless one-of-a-kind versions of the film, each built around hundreds of hours of footage.
The AI technology, informally named 'Brain One', reshuffles the order of sequences at random, creating a unique viewing experience for each viewer.
The film covers Eno's career spanning 50 years, including his work with influential artists like David Bowie, U2, and Talking Heads, as well as his experiments in generative music and sound design.
Director Gary Hustwit hopes to stimulate more thinking about the use of generative AI in filmmaking, and sees the technology as a way to make film exhibiting more performative.