(toskanews) – Dragons, heroes and impossible loves. The new Chinese mini-series appear to be produced by large television studios, but are generated entirely by artificial intelligence. The most famous, The strange mirror of mountains and seashas surpassed 50 million views online.
The author is Chen Kun, founder of the AIpai technology platform. With his software, a textual description is enough to obtain videos complete with music and animated characters. «Those who watch miniseries – he explains – do so to fill the dead moments of the day, when they are more tolerant and don’t expect too much from quality. Even if artificial intelligence is not yet at the level of cinema, it can already satisfy this type of demand.”
At the Shanghai Vancouver Film School, Odet Abadia teaches how to use it in every stage of production: «Artificial intelligence lowers costs and speeds up production. We use it at every stage: writing, storyboarding, editing. The goal is to integrate it throughout the process. It is a change that will profoundly transform the industry.”
But there are those who fear that automatic productions will put directors, actors and technicians in crisis. «The public is demanding: only the content counts. If a story works, it doesn’t matter how it was made. Some use AI just because it’s cheaper, others prefer to work with real actors, because it seems more authentic. It’s like the difference between shooting on film or digital: a choice. But will one replace the other? I do not believe. Maybe one will win, and the other will be left behind.”
In China the debate is open: between enthusiasm for innovation and fears for the impact on employment and copyrights. Meanwhile, series created by AI continue to climb the rankings of the main platforms.
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