27 October 2026 News

Industry & Market : Wuxi High-tech Zone’s CCTV International Network Wuxi has developed Shuzi Ren Gongchang (数字人工厂), which has been selected as a typical application scenario for “AI+” in Jiangsu Province for 2026. Leveraging artificial intelligence technology foundations, it connects the entire business chain of digital human creation, operation and promotion, and commercial realization, serving digital innovation in government affairs, media, cultural tourism and other industries. Nanjing Chuangjian Keji Fazhan (南京创舰科技发展有限公司) has launched two local deployment tools, Koubo Shuzi Ren (口播数字人) and Hunjian Zhineng Ti (混剪智能体), which enable lip-sync synthesis by simply uploading real-person video and dubbed audio. These have been applied to short video production for customers in rural villas, science education and humanities, dance training and other sectors. Unilumin has independently developed a non-wearable human pose and motion capture system called UAction, integrated into an XR virtual shooting solution centered on LED display hardware for use in film and television production and digital virtual human solutions. Shanghai Xueshen Zhineng Keji (上海学深智能科技有限公司) has applied for a patent on “a method for generating well-fitting complex clothing based on multiple modality conditions,” which fuses text, clothing sketches, and human body shape and other multimodal conditions to generate well-fitting virtual clothing for virtual digital humans. Guizhou Kexuecheng OPC Shequ (贵州科学城OPC社区) has attracted over 30 AI+ enterprises to settle in over half a year, with concentrated focus on AI+ healthcare, AI+ digital humans, AI+ e-commerce and other tracks, with Tencent related officials sharing enterprise AI+ digital human cases during technical exchange sessions. Zhongguo Biaozhunhua Yanjiuyuan (中国标准化研究院) and Ocean Engine jointly compiled the “AIGC Era Internet Advertising Governance Blue Book,” which shows that China’s AI digital human market scale grew from 1.02 billion yuan in 2021 to 5.24 billion yuan in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate of 52%, with digital human livestreaming accelerating in popularity.

Entertainment & Culture : Shengshu Technology’s Vidu video model jointly produced with Bona Yingshi Jituan (博纳影视集团) and AIGMS Tuandui (AIGMS团队) the film “Sanxingdui: Future Reminiscence,” China’s first theatrical feature film with all-digital-human actors to obtain China State Council Information Office screening permits, featuring no real actors across its hundred-minute runtime and reducing production costs to approximately one-tenth of comparable traditional productions, with box office receipts exceeding 300,000 yuan on its opening day. The drama series “Lotus Tower” under Huanrui Century previously collaborated with N Shijie (N世界) to launch interactive AI digital-human drama characters available for audience conversation, as an innovative experiment in film and television series publicity. Hebei Broadcasting and Television Wireless Media under Hebei Radio and Television completed development of an AI-based digital-human interactive system encompassing image capture and modeling, hairstyle and costume design, skeletal motion binding, and interactive scene development, enabling digital humans to seamlessly integrate into IPTV set-top boxes, OTT, smart terminals and other applications. “Three Kingdoms: All Under Heaven” produced by Chengfeng Gongzuoshi (乘风工作室) under Kingnet Network officially announced Wen Bixia (温碧霞) as brand ambassador and for the first time deployed celebrity AI digital-human imagery in the game promotional video “My Fate Is Mine,” with Wen Bixia granting long-term licensing of its AI digital-human image to Kingnet Network as a digital asset. Virtual singer Luo Tianyi updated her dynamic image, showcasing a virtual persona with gray hair, green eyes, and cat-ear hair accessories. “Past Traveler,” an AI rap MV produced by musician Zhe FILM, leveraged LibTV canvas asset functionality to place virtual images of ten historical figures including Du Fu, Su Shi, and Liu Bang on the rap stage, accumulating over 120 million total views across the internet, with the creator revealing that AI character lip-syncing remains the biggest technical challenge, requiring post-production editing and splicing to achieve audio-visual synchronization. Professor Liu Shuliang (刘书亮) of Communication University of China Animation and Digital Arts Academy analyzed the “never-collapse” mythology behind the virtual idol industry through cases such as A-SOUL member Jiayue’s departure controversy in his monograph “Virtual Idols, AI Digital Humans and Cybernetic Life,” exposing the paradox of creator obsession and the “human behind the character.” At the opening ceremony of the 2026 Shiyan International Wudang Tai Chi Cultural Festival, AI digital human “Tai Chi Baby” made its debut as a host, leaping into the air from the summit of Wudang Mountain and soaring over the Danjiang and Han Rivers to reach major global tai chi dissemination sites, becoming the focal point and a bright spot in digital-smart communication. The 2027 Lang Lang New Year Concert jointly hosted by Hunan Ribaoshe (湖南日报社), Malan Shan Jituan (马栏山集团), and 88 Gangqin Jie Zuweihui (88钢琴节组委会) is planning and demonstrating cultural-technology fusion innovation programs including AI digital-human sign language music appreciation. At Sichuandaxue (四川大学)’s 2026 New Year Concert, students used AI technology to create original national music culture digital human “Xiaofeng Zhong and Her Friends,” leading audiences to experience the resonance of ethnic orchestral instrumental sections, and engaging in audio-visual interaction with shadow puppet images of the Chengdu Yongling twenty-four musicians.

Marketing : Shanghai Puyuan Huaxuecailiao Jituan (上海璞源化学材料集团股份有限公司)’s first virtual character “Boling Yi” is positioned as a botanist and serves the content marketing of children’s apparel brand “Bo broadcute (播broadcute)”. Taihu Xue (太湖雪) disclosed in its performance results showing a year-over-year growth of 86.73% in net profit attributable to parent shareholders for the first three quarters of 2026 that the company has introduced AI technology to empower product selection and user analysis, innovatively applied AI digital humans to achieve round-the-clock live streaming, fill the gap in nighttime traffic, and drive year-over-year revenue growth of 86.43% in the live commerce segment.

Ethical Contexts : An AI virtual persona account named “Xiaohai” has been harvesting sympathy from middle-aged and elderly users on short video platforms through pitiful scripts. After purchasing tutorial materials costing between several yuan and several hundred yuan, operators batch-generate matrices of “unfortunate child” digital humans, with unified AI faces and uniform tragic scripts directing viewers to call out “aunties and mommies” to drive traffic and sales. A 79-year-old user once believed the deception and planned to travel hundreds of kilometers to visit this virtual persona. After CCTV exposed this black industry scheme, the involved platform announced that it had identified the “Xiaohai” series of accounts as AI-synthesized digital humans and disposed of them according to regulations. However, commentators pointed out that the platform’s governance suffers from a lag problem of “first permitting traffic flow, then passively fighting fires.” Meanwhile, Huajie Meifu Riji (花姐美肤日记) and other accounts have used AI face-swapping technology to impersonate actor Wu Yue (吴越) for product promotion, with Wu Yue issuing an angry statement in the early morning denouncing the other party for defrauding consumers. Deng Yaping (邓亚萍)’s team similarly issued a statement that they have never authorized others to conduct commercial collaborations using AI images. Actor Wen Zhengrong (温峥嵘) previously also encountered AI face-swapping impersonation for product promotion and was blocked after questioning the perpetrators in a livestream. Professor Guangzhoudaxue (广州大学) Tan Qingfeng (谭庆丰) delivered a keynote address at the founding conference of Guangdongsheng Shuzhi Keji Yanjiuhui AI Hegui Yu Fazhan Zhuanye Weiyuanhui (广东省数智科技研究会AI合规与发展专业委员会), focusing on “excavation of AI deepfake crime patterns oriented toward the dark web,” mentioning that Tianyan Qingbao (天眼情报)’s dark web-oriented monitoring platform features digital avatar functions and can provide evidence collection and source tracing services for business personnel. There are also comments discussing “AI virtual persona endorsement boundaries,” pointing out that AI virtual personas claiming in the first person that products are “proven effective” may violate advertising law provisions regarding endorsers’ genuine usage experiences, and calling for clarification on category restrictions and responsibility allocation for AI virtual persona endorsements. China’s Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments have released the “Opinions on Accelerating the Promotion of Technology-Driven Commerce,” proposing that technology should serve the good, cultivating a healthy and regulated new business ecosystem for intelligent services such as robots and virtual digital persona companionship, and implementing tiered governance of commercial intelligent entities.

Enterprise & Finance : Zhongxin Baixin Yinhang (中信百信银行) Leveraging its independently developed Orange enterprise-grade AI middle platform, it won the “Exploratory Practice Award” for financial technology applications at the 2026 Jie Financial Forum, with over 90 “digital employees” now deployed on the platform, covering high-frequency office work, R&D, testing, and operations scenarios. Shentong Kuaidi ( Guangxi ) (申通快递(广西)) During the “Double 11” peak season service guarantee, with the assistance of “digital avatars” to help couriers make outbound calls and intelligently plan delivery routes, it achieved human-machine collaboration throughout the entire chain to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Ping An Bank At the outlet service upgrade launch event, it showcased a multilingual AI dual-sided transparent screen featuring real-time translation in 14 languages and digital human interaction capabilities, with the dual transparent display structure allowing both parties to simultaneously view the translations on their respective sides, serving foreign nationals in China in international business hall scenarios. Wang Yuquan (王煜全), founder of the Technology Special Training Camp, launched a “AI Wangyuquan (AI王煜全)” avatar as an AI advisor distilled from its technology industry analysis framework and exclusive knowledge base, providing consulting services across four major sectors: technology strategy, enterprise management, startup consulting, and career development, exclusively available to training camp members. Wang Ming (王铭), founder of Panfeng Zhineng (攀峰智能), launched a personal business intelligence agent Moras targeting overseas content e-commerce creators, charging no subscription fees for talent software or token fees, only taking a commission based on actual incremental sales, which drove GMV to break through 10 million US dollars within three months by leveraging proprietary vertical multimodal model matrices and talent digital avatar content generation.

Healthcare : Gushengtang Within its “capital + education + clinical research + supply chain” four-dimensional integrated internationalization strategy, it has launched AI avatars of 19 top-tier experts including national medical masters and nationally-renowned Chinese medicine physicians. Overseas attending physicians can access AI avatars in real-time to assist with syndrome differentiation and prescription formulation, while simultaneously completing physician capability training during clinical application. Ant Group It upgraded Haodf Doctor Edition to “Mayi Afu Yisheng Ban (蚂蚁阿福医生版)”, adding AI avatar functionality and other features, jointly exploring with Baidu Jiankang (百度健康) and JD Health commercial pathways for AI tools on the physician end to circumvent hospital procurement processes and cultivate physician usage habits; Baidu Jiankang (百度健康) AI service monthly active users have surpassed 50 million, Ant Yikang monthly active users exceeded 34 million. Wanda Information Its subsidiary Manniu Health launched “Manniu Xiaojing (蛮牛孝镜)” healthy elderly care platform, equipped with digital virtual person AR Manniu Doctor and intelligent care “Manniu Jingling (蛮牛精灵)” and other core functions, combining 7×24-hour online consultation with genuine human care services for home-based intelligent elderly care scenarios.

Education : Jiafa Jiaoyu (佳发教育) In AI large language model applications, the “AI English Learning Assistant” leverages the curriculum awareness and guidance capabilities of a 3D digital human teacher to conduct one-on-one oral practice sessions with students, helping improve pronunciation and grammatical accuracy. Xian Gaoxinqu Dishier Xiaoxue (西安高新区第十二小学) In the “Ecological Quality Classroom” teaching demonstration and observation activities, the Chinese language classroom uses an “AI Zhang Qiusheng Digital Human” to create a scenario of “following Grandpa Zhang Qiusheng on a check-in journey,” while the mathematics lesson on “Area of Circles” has the “AI Little Circle Teacher” issue activity tasks and digitally demonstrate the process of dividing and reassembling circles, exemplifying a new paradigm of intelligent digital classrooms featuring “teacher + student leader + AI intelligent tutor” triadic collaboration.

Gaming : Juren Wangluo (巨人网络) Leveraging proprietary GiantGPT, Bailing - TTS (Bailing-TTS) speech large models, Qianying QianYing (千影QianYing) multimodal generative models and others, the company integrates AI throughout the entire workflow of game planning, art assets and digital content derivatives, spawning new professions dedicated to designing AI-native gameplay mechanics within games, NPC memory systems and intelligent interaction logic, and has implemented the domestically first-of-its-kind “AI Endgame Challenge” intelligent opponent behavior logic in “Space Mafia”; leveraging Qianying QianYing (千影QianYing) voice game large models, the company has also established conversion pathways for game IPs to AI short dramas and interactive mangas, giving rise to derivative positions such as digital human tuner.

Government & Public Services : Guangzhoushi Lvshixiehui (广州市律师协会) organized the “Xiaolv Tongxue AI” legal government AI large model (digital human form) continues to be stationed at the 140th Canton Fair legal consultation service center, with the newly launched “Xiaolv Tongxue AI intelligent mediation digital human” this period providing domestic and foreign merchants with answers on contract quality dispute resolution pathways and auxiliary mediation for disputes. The service center handles over 10 inquiries daily with a 100% instant response rate. Yichun Shiwei Jiangshituan (伊春市委讲师团) conducted stratified and classified publicity around the “artificial intelligence+” comprehensive development initiative, promoting the city-wide launch of AI digital human guidance services, intelligent call distribution for the 12345 hotline and other digital government platforms, streamlining public service processes. Liaoheyoutian Gaosheng Caiyouchang Jidong Caiyou Dadui (辽河油田高升采油厂机动采油大队) utilizing AI digital human technology, with branch secretaries and technical backbones serving as digital human instructors, created the “Seizing Opportunities and Setting Sail” smart party-building mini-classroom, producing short videos of the party’s innovative theories, production safety knowledge and oil extraction techniques for vehicle crews to study at any time. At the Bao’an District emerging image industry salon, Shenzhen Ruanniu Keji (深圳软牛科技股份有限公司), FlashCut, Dagong Fang (大公坊) and other enterprises discussed AI image innovation, FlashCut can transform materials such as meeting records and personal insights into short videos through script generation, digital doppelgangers, AI voices and intelligent editing, serving content production for city external communication and international exchange scenarios.