AI-generated short dramas wipe out makeup artists, extras and lighting crews
TuhinChakr · x · 2026-10-22
The original post observes that while one might think AI wouldn't replace makeup artists yet, short dramas are now fully AI-generated—so makeup artists are losing jobs, along with actors, extras and lighting technicians. Downstream, restaurants around film production bases are also seeing business decline as these workers disappear, showing how AI content generation ripples through physical employment chains.
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