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China fact of the day

Chinese actors and online influencers have a new rival: cost-effective advanced AI video generation programmes that are threatening millions of jobs in a once-vibrant area of China's gig economy. The release of powerful new AI-powered video software, such as tech group ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model, has allowed digital actors to replace humans, enabling the production […]

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Chinese actors and online influencers have a new rival: cost-effective advanced AI video generation programmes that are threatening millions of jobs in a once-vibrant area of China's gig economy.

The release of powerful new AI-powered video software, such as tech group ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model, has allowed digital actors to replace humans, enabling the production […]

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Chinese actors and online influencers have a new rival: cost-effective advanced AI video generation programmes that are threatening millions of jobs in a once-vibrant area of China's gig economy. The release of powerful new AI-powered video software, such as tech group ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model, has allowed digital actors to replace humans, enabling the production […]

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