China’s AI-Avatar Boom Rewrites Filmmaking, Hollywood Watches
China’s film and video industry is rapidly adopting AI-generated digital humans to star in AI-produced micro-dramas, slashing production costs and expanding the use of AI avatars; tens of thousands of short AI-driven pieces now dominate the market, prompting legal battles over face rights and drawing Hollywood attention, while experts caution the tech still struggles with depth and nuance and real performers remain essential for emotional complexity.