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People’s Daily figure puts AI at 95% of China’s new micro-drama output

Reality Check with Ross Coulthart · AI has already taken over movie sets in parts of China. Is Hollywood next? | Jesse Weber Live · July 22, 2026
People’s Daily figure puts AI at 95% of China’s new micro-drama output
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
AI has already taken over movie sets in parts of China. Is Hollywood next? | Jesse Weber Live
"THE NUMBERS ARE GRIM, ACCORDING TO THE STATE-RUN PEOPLE'S DAILY NEWSPAPER, ABOUT 95% OF THE MICRO DRAMA IS PRODUCED IN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WERE ENTIRELY AI CREATED. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING OVERSEAS COULD BE A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN HOLLYWOOD."
NewsNation host Jesse Weber cites China’s state-run People’s Daily as reporting that roughly 95% of micro-dramas produced in the first three months of the year were created entirely with AI. Weber frames the figure as a warning for Hollywood, where studios and unions are still negotiating how to handle AI’s use in writing, production and performances.
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Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
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AI has already taken over movie sets in parts of China. Is Hollywood next? | Jesse Weber Live

July 22, 2026 · 6m · 1 Egleze moments
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