#99 How AI is disrupting China’s cultural industry

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As AI is creeping into our lives and our work, no industries are left out of it and certainly not China's cultural industry. But do using AI tools to create content is an easy path and what are the ethical issues attached to such practices?

Featuring
- Fan : AI Startup - CTO
- Erik Luo : Technical AI artist
- Liang Chouwa : Documentary Director

To go further
- Middle Earth episode #93 Invisible Summit: One Blind Person's Journey to 8,848 Meters
- Middle Earth episode #84 Are NFTs welcome in China? (Part 3 - Chinese art collectors)
- TWOC's article What Booming AI Revival Services Mean for China’s Relationship to Death by Shao Yefan
- TWOC's article ChatGPT Gold Rush: How AI Business (and Crime) Is Taking Shape in China by Wang Jiawei
- Liang Chouwa's documentary : My A.I. Lover | NYT Op-Docs

Quiz's answer (no spoil !)
- link to answer 1
- link to answer 2

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With thanks to Sean Calvo for music support and Erik Luo for poster picture.

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