Quiet on set. How AI transformed China’s microdrama scene
That’s made the industry one of the most visible examples of how China’s breakneck AI transformation is impacting people’s livelihoods — wiping out jobs and creating new ones, leaving everyone unsure what’s next.
The use of AI characters that resemble real-life actors, without permission, has become a key issue in the industry — with at least one case of a well-known actor receiving court-ordered compensation, state media reports.
Using next-gen AI video tools, a 120-minute project of ordinary quality can take a five-member team roughly a week to produce and cost some 15,000 yuan, about $2,200, one production firm told CNN — less than a tenth of what’s typically cited as the low-end cost of a live production.
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