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Week of
Covered dates: October 12–18, 2026. The week’s clearest development was not a new model. It was the hardening of AI video into production infrastructure. Kling projects presented at...
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Kuaishou has fully launched Kling 4.0, pitching greater motion stability, camera control and continuity for professional video production. The model can generate up to 30 seconds in one...
Industry
China Literature used its 2026 creator conference in Hangzhou to announce an AI-video slate and upgrade DramaBuddy into an “OPC” platform spanning IP access, AI production and...
AI in Animation
Behind-the-scenes material from the art team and Olivia Rodrigo’s official fan account disputes claims that generative AI was used in the music video for the Chappell Roan-assisted...
AI Microdramas New Releases
Urban One has launched Power & Influence, a 20-episode vertical corporate thriller distributed through BOSSIP’s TikTok account. Episodes average 90 seconds. The story follows advertising...
Creators
Chinese creator Jiaze Li, known as DiDi_OK, is building a connected body of AI science-fiction shorts around small disruptions to everyday reality. His 11-minute Website reached the...
AI Debate & Impact
A comic video showing a person in a panda suit apparently entering a panda enclosure was widely reposted by Chinese media and official accounts as real footage. The creator, who operates...