AI Production and Shifting Work for Chinese Actors
A feature by Modern AI, authorized for publication by TMTPost and 36Kr, describes actors moving into overseas study, scenic-area NPC roles, small businesses, backstage work or AI production as Chinese studios shift toward AI-generated content. It reports that drama projects started at 30% of the prior year's rate, cites a podcast discussion for that figure, and says more than 90% of new short dramas were AI-produced. The article also reports fewer roles and lower pay for some actors, along with lower costs and shorter production times for AI-assisted short dramas. Some actors licensed the use of their faces for AI content. The figures and individual cases were not independently verified, and project withdrawals, broader market conditions and other factors may also have affected production and employment.
The feature illustrates how AI-based production is associated with lower reported costs, fewer live-action opportunities and new career paths for actors. However, the three supplied versions are authorized reprints of one Modern AI feature, not independent corroboration, and the available evidence does not establish that AI alone caused the reported industry and employment changes.
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今年，不少熟悉演员都消失视野中，头部流量演员也频传出国镀金的消息：张艺兴赴美读电影学位，金晨和孟佳结伴去洛杉矶学语言。
过去明星消息大多是进组拍戏、参加节目，不会长期消失在公众视野，怕消失久了就会过气。但现在情况不一样了，AI来了。
今年开始，新剧开机率只有去年三成，新短剧超九成都是AI制作，演员工作机会越来越少。
出国镀金，去景区做NPC，回家做小本生意，转行去制作公司打工赚钱……
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