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Dramas generated by artificial intelligence have suddenly become ubiquitous in China.
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Vivian Wang and Jiawei Wang
Until recently, making hit microdramas – the soapy, short-form, made-for-mobile shows that have become wildly popular in China – meant hiring actors, renting sets and spending weeks filming and editing.
Now, some Chinese companies are churning them out for US$30 (S$38) a minute, with no cameras, no crew and no human performers.
