95% of Chinese short dramas are now AI-generated, costs down 10x
isidentical · x · 2026-08-31
Citing the Financial Times, AI-generated content is rapidly replacing traditional media in China: 95% of short dramas are AI-made, production costs dropped 10x, and a project taking 5 people 3 months now takes 1 person 2 days.
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