30 October 2026 News

Government & Public Services : Heilongjiangsheng Zhengwu Da Shujuzhongxin (黑龙江省政务大数据中心) hosted a “Empowering Digital Government, Forging Smart Governance Elite” large-scale training activity, in which award-winning intelligent agents such as “Zhengxiaoan (政小安)” and “Shuzi Zhengfu Yunwei Shuzi Ren (数字政府运维数字人)” will be integrated into daily workflows as digital personas, with first-prize team representative Wang Zihui (王子慧) and center director Zhang Haijun (张海军) both expressing commitment to continuously optimize implementation results; Chongqingshi Liangjiang Xinqu Guanyinqiao Jiedao Fuli Haiyang Shequ (重庆市两江新区观音桥街道富力海洋社区) Party secretary Li Weijun (李魏君) leveraged “Anxin Gongcheng · Minxin Zhineng Ti (安心工程·民心智能体)” to create a customized “AI avatar,” enabling 24-hour online response to residents’ requests, with Beijing Tongyong Rengongzhineng Yanjiuyuan (北京通用人工智能研究院) 院长 院长 Zhu Songchun (朱松纯) viewing it as a typical case of “artificial intelligence plus livelihood services”; Wuhanshi Wujiashan Jiedao (武汉市吴家山街道) grid worker Zhou Wen (周文)’s “digital avatar” operated through the “Jiangcheng AI Shuzi Shequ (江城AI数字社区)” mini-program for one year and three months, with over 340,000 visits, and cases involving community Party secretary Chen Hongying (陈红英), grid worker Yun Hua (恽桦), and resident Wang Yuzhen (王玉珍) demonstrate that the number of problems solved has exceeded the number of complaints filed by residents; Quanzhoushi Yiliao Baozhangju (泉州市医疗保障局) jointly with Yi Lianzhong Jituan (易联众集团)’s subsidiary Yi Lianzhong Zhiding ( Xiamen ) Keji (易联众智鼎(厦门)科技有限公司) created “Quanxiaobao (泉小保)” integrating digital persona technologies, realizing integrated medical insurance “answer-query-handle-assist” services, and won the third prize in the 2026 “Data Elements ×” competition; Hubeisheng Shipinyaopin Anquan Ban (湖北省食品药品安全办) jointly with Jingchuwang (荆楚网) launched China’s first provincial-level food safety science education AI intelligent agent “Jingchu Shian Chuchu (荆楚食安 楚楚),” and simultaneously held expert digital avatar engagement ceremonies; Guizhousheng Guanshan Huqu Renliziyuan He Shehui Baozhangju (贵州省观山湖区人力资源和社会保障局) invited Guizhou Yunluo Keji (贵州云络科技有限公司) Zijie Doubao (字节豆包) AI delivery engineer Zhou Yusong (周雨嵩) to explain how enterprises deploy executive “digital avatars” and other “digital employee” scenarios; in the express delivery sector, Shentong Kuaidi (申通快递) deployed AI “digital avatars” in frontline operations for the first time, assisting delivery worker Xiao Liao (小廖) with outbound calls and route planning, with Fujian Shentong Kuaidi (福建申通快递) introducing that the “digital avatar” covers outbound communication and intelligent route planning; Jingdong Wuliu (京东物流)’s “Chaonao (超脑)” large model 3.0 and Yuantong (圆通)’s 28 “digital employees” similarly were deployed in Double 11 operations and customer service scenarios, with Cainiao Guo Guo (菜鸟裹裹) and Qianwen App (千问App) jointly launching AI shipping assistant “Caixiaoguo (菜小裹),” helping consumers intelligently plan shipping services.

Healthcare : Qinghuadaxue Zhineng Chanye Yanjiuyuan (清华大学智能产业研究院) incubated Zijing Zhikang (紫荆智康) released “Zijing AI Yiyuan (紫荆AI医院)” (Agent Hospital) and Duo Xueke Renji Xiezuo (多学科人机协作) (MHAC) technology, initiated by the hospital’s president Liu Yang (刘洋), with chief product officer Qiao Yuchen (乔宇宸) introducing the two-stage mechanism of doctor “clones” evolving from inverse-sampling training in virtual worlds to symbiotic evolution in real clinical practice, and chief marketing officer Li Zheng (李政) revealing that after approximately two hundred interactions, the similarity between clones and doctors can exceed 90%. Currently, this system has collaborated with 47 clinical departments across 9 hospitals in Beijing, Jiangsu, and Guangxi, involving nearly 200 doctors. At a related roundtable forum, Beijingxieheyiyuan (北京协和医院) obstetrics and gynecology director Ma Liangkun (马良坤) shared the phenomenon of patients often consulting AI agents before doctors, while Baidu Yanjiuyuan (百度研究院) hospital assistant director He Zhongjun (何中军) emphasized the importance of verifiable mechanisms such as “dual human-machine signatures” and the authority of medical data in building trustworthy AI medical systems. Both sides explored how doctor clones can enhance diagnostic and therapeutic efficiency in pre-consultation preliminary inquiries, real-time prompts during consultations, and post-consultation follow-ups, without replacing the doctor’s final decision-making authority.

Education : Hunan Tiyu Zhiye Xueyuan (湖南体育职业学院) A post-90s ideological and political teacher Liu Wanjing (刘琬婧) led students to use AI tools in a “History of the Communist Party of China” class to generate images and voice for historical figure Liu Changchun, creating an AI digital person that can “speak” to recount his participation in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, with students Qi Zixuan (祁子轩) expressing that they thereby understood the meaning of patriotism and devotion to one’s country; Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence launched a personal intelligent agent “SoulAgent” into Zhongguorenmindaxue Fushuzhongxue (中国人民大学附属中学), providing teachers with AI note-taking and intelligent summarization through the “Help Me Attend Class” function, with 27 open classes already connected as of October 21st, and supporting AI teacher avatars and English essay grading; the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Changsha University, under the guidance of Luan Xidao (栾悉道), Zhang Tao (张韬), Yang Jun (杨军), and Wang Jingjing (王晶晶), developed “Shuzhi Yanfengdui (数智研锋队)” (with members including Xiao Yingxuan (肖颖萱)), creating “Nuanling Banxing Zhineng Zhuxing Peihu Lunyi (暖龄伴行智能助行陪护轮椅)”, which integrates digital family member replication, voice, video and other functions to provide emotional comfort to elderly people lacking companionship, with the project having won first prize at the 2025 Hunan Provincial Industrial Design Competition and numerous other accolades.

Legal and Cultural Propaganda : Under the guidance of Hunansheng Sifating (湖南省司法厅) and Xinjiangweiwuerzizhiqu Sifating (新疆维吾尔自治区司法厅), and jointly hosted by Chenzhoushi Sifaju (郴州市司法局) and Tulufanshi Sifaju (吐鲁番市司法局), the “Hunan and Xinjiang Gathering at Flying Sky Mountain·AI Rule of Law Chenzhou Action” event featured Chenzhou legal education IP mascots “Chen Xiaosi” and “Chen Xiaofa” alongside Turpan’s “Guli Si” and “Fa Wukong” conducting case-based legal education through AI digital humans and AI animation formats. Jiang Haisong (蒋海松), Vice Dean of the Law School at Hunan University, explained the spirit of rule of law by drawing on “Journey to the West”; in the Shaoshan Maozedong Tongzhi Jinianguan (韶山毛泽东同志纪念馆) “Majestic Barrier——Promoting the Great Long March Spirit Thematic Exhibition,” museum director Tan Yi (谭意) introduced designs including a young Red Army AI digital human docent and an interactive platform for the Four Crossings of the Chishui campaign, emphasizing the principle of “AI digital humans serve as narrative tools and cannot become the protagonist”; Shanghai Jing’an District Impression Red Valley introduced the AI party history lecture “Entering Jing’an’s Red Stone Library Lane” created by Shanghai Yun Zhihuichuang Keji (上海赟智绘创科技有限公司), inviting party history experts Zhang Yun (张云), Yu Min (俞敏), Ding Xiaoqiang (丁晓强), Cao Tianfeng (曹天风), and Song Baihong (宋柏红), who utilized AI digital human technology to precisely replicate expert images and voices to produce a seven-episode digital video lecture series. Project director Wang Bin (王斌) stated this represents a practice of new mass cultural achievements being implemented in patriotic education bases.

Entertainment and Film : Bona Yingye (博纳影业)’s “Sanxingdui: Stories from the Future,” the first domestic AI hyperrealistic theatrical film to obtain a distribution license, premiered on October 23rd. Executive producer Jiang Defu (蒋德富) acknowledged issues such as AI artifacts and plastic texture when mobile-generated imagery was projected onto the large screen. Company executive Yu Dong (于冬) proposed a “pyramid apex plus pyramid base” AI strategy. Bona Pictures’ vice general manager of production Qu Jixiaojiang (曲吉小江) stated the company is evolving toward a “digital asset company,” but the film’s opening-day box office performance fell short of expectations, triggering sharp fluctuations in AI film and television concept stock prices including Bona Yingye (博纳影业) and Ciwen Chuanmei (慈文传媒). The AI gourmet animated series “Three Faces” jointly created by Shanghai Bianyue Wenhua Chuanbo (上海变月文化传播有限公司) and Tianmai Gongsi (天迈公司) is set against the historical backdrop of Xining, Qinghai, telling the culinary apprenticeship story between protagonist Lin Xiaotang and Chef God Zong Yue. It integrates Huangyuan lantern festivals, Qinghai noodles, and other Huanghuang cultural symbols into AI-generated content. The series launched on Shanghai Media & Broadcasting Interactive Television’s “Leyou” channel and nationwide IPTV. The creative team plans to develop derivative products including digital human guides. Changcheng Xin Meiti · Wuan AIGC Manju OPC Chanyejidi (长城新媒体·武安AIGC漫剧OPC产业基地) in Wuan, Hebei is planning to establish a production review center and operations center, with the first batch of animated series adopting a hybrid production model of “human screenwriters plus AI storyboards plus local voice actors plus AI lip-sync driving.”

Marketing and E-commerce : JD.com launched a JD.com live stream event “Cyber Carnival Night: Time-Travel Surprises,” bringing together over one hundred AI creators in partnership with brands including Haier (海尔), Lenovo, Huashuo (华硕), and HKC. AI digital avatars guided audiences on a “return to Cyber-Bianjing,” with JD.com youth e-commerce hosts “Daji” and “Bunny Girl” in digital form navigating through scenes from the “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” to present ten creative segments; Guofang Jituan (国芳集团) in Gansu saw net profits surge significantly in the first three quarters of 2026, with its Lanzhou flagship store launching an AI voice-cloning interactive installation called AI Shiguang Ji (AI时光机) and collaborating with local Longyuan AI Chuangyi Gongfang (陇原AI创意工坊) incubation teams to produce AI-related content to drive foot traffic; regarding AI model irregularities on e-commerce platforms, Taobao, Pin Duoduo (拼多多), and Douyin were found displaying deformed AI model images with anatomically incorrect hands, “three-legged,” and “headless” depictions; Beijing Yingke ( Hangzhou ) Lvshi Shiwusuo (北京盈科(杭州)律师事务所) Fang Caihong (方彩虹) lawyers pointed out that the core of determining whether false advertising or consumer fraud occurs lies in whether merchants’ displayed content matches actual products and whether there are false claims or concealed AI labels to consumers; the virtual persona “Fang Taozi” representing colored contact lenses had previously sparked controversy over marketing boundaries; Guangdong Bianjie Shen Keji (广东便捷神科技股份有限公司) applied for patents including “AI virtual salesperson guidance system based on facial expression recognition” and “AI digital avatar construction method and system based on 3D modeling technology,” with applications in automated vending machine scenarios; Dongfengqiche Jituan (东风汽车集团股份有限公司) applied for “vehicle interactive method” patents that generate virtual object interaction response strategies through scene understanding parameters and user historical interaction information, enabling morphological changes, voice feedback, and vehicle function coordination of in-vehicle virtual objects.

Celebrity Likeness and Ethical Risks : As Wang Zuxian (王祖贤), Qi Wei (戚薇), Wu Qihua (吴启华) and other celebrities, influencers, and ordinary people authorize their facial features to AI for roles in AI short dramas and AI advertisements, the founder Wen Yuhan (温雨涵) of Mirafans Jingjie (Mirafans镜界) and the founder Zheng Lipeng (郑立鹏) (and co-founder Liu Xiao (刘啸)) of Yuanxiang Xinsheng (元相新生) have respectively built AI facial feature trading platforms. The former has catalogued approximately 3,000 faces and facilitated over one hundred transactions, while the latter has accumulated authorizations from over one hundred faces with monthly revenue of only around 20,000 yuan. Both have shifted from their initial focus on the AI short drama market toward brand advertising and livestream e-commerce customers with stronger willingness to pay. While Qi Wei’s appearance at Bazaar Night in a 3D-printed water-splash dress weighing 16 kilograms sparked discussion, the officially authorized digital avatar “Han Qingxia” in her AI comic drama “Apocalypse Summer” also triggered debate about whether actors’ professions would be replaced. Qi Wei responded that “pretending not to see technological progress fundamentally cannot protect actors.” AI face-swapping and voice-changing counterfeiting issues occur frequently. Actor Wu Yue (吴越) claimed she was “livestream selling,” with an AI synthetic image hawking restructured collagen essence reaching over 7,000 units sold monthly. Wen Zhengrong (温峥嵘)’s team discovered at least 12 accounts simultaneously using an AI-forged “Wen Zhengrong” livestream room for sales during the same period. Jin Dong (靳东)’s image has been used for emotional fraud targeting middle-aged and elderly groups and illegal fundraising. Henan Zejin Lvshi Shiwusuo (河南泽槿律师事务所)’s director Fu Jian (付建) pointed out such conduct is suspected of infringing on portrait rights, name rights, and may constitute fraud. The Mudanjiang police in Heilongjiang verified that Zheng Mou (郑某) and Liu Mou (刘某), a couple, fabricated a “rescue of wandering woman from deep mountains” narrative for livestream sales, packaging an AI-synthesized virtual image as “Xiaoxiu,” with the account renamed “Shage He Xiaoxiu De Kuaile Shenghuo (傻哥和小秀的快乐生活).” Numerous accounts using AI-synthesized “suffering boy” and “Xiaohai” as gimmicks leveraged fictional personas to attract traffic for sales. Parties involved in both cases were subjected to administrative detention according to law. Hong Kong actor Huang Yishan (黄一山) disclosed recently receiving numerous AI facial authorization collaboration invitations but chose to decline due to concerns about loss of control over authorization boundaries. Jinandaxue Yishu Xueyuan / Zhujiang Dianying Xueyuan (暨南大学藝術學院/珠江電影學院)’s deputy director Tao Ye (陶冶) and the facial authorization platform “New Claw (Xinzhua)” both indicated that facial feature trading among ordinary people and professional actors is scaling up, with ordinary people such as the 63-year-old Shuang Jie (爽姐) actively participating in “face recording” to earn income.

Enterprise and Digital Employees : Hongqi Jituan (宏碁集团) A founder Shi Zhenrong (施振荣) established a solo company after retirement, employing two AI digital avatars named “Aying” and “Guanfu” as assistants for collaborative content creation. With AI-enabled collaborative work, the company completed Chinese, English, and Japanese versions of a new book within days. JD.com A certain department introduced new policies in the financial CFO system, uniformly classifying AI digital employees as P3 level and allocating separate headcount slots for them, viewed as a rare display of “respect” by a major tech company toward AI staff. Huashu Chuanmei Wangluo (华数传媒网络有限公司) An Zhuyong (安竹勇), vice director of the national business technology and support center, introduced the company’s digital human “Aijia” as an intelligent assistant for the “Aijia Smart Screen” at an industry forum, serving the company’s layout of over thirty intelligent agents across five major directions including new lifestyle and new audiovisual experiences. Chongqing Nong Shanghang (重庆农商行) Zhou Qilv (周期律), general manager of the software development department, proposed a “three-step AI deployment framework” of digital assistant-digital avatar-digital employee, clarifying three core principles: “no direct customer-facing, human makes final decisions, human can take over anytime,” and advancing AI infrastructure construction through self-developed tools including Lingxi Bangong Zhushou (灵犀办公助手).

Intellectual Property : China National Intellectual Property Administration Public information shows that Wuhanshi Chenyu Keji (武汉市辰煜科技有限公司) has filed a patent application for “a method and system for managing digital human data,” which involves processes whereby electronic devices collect sensory data to generate digital human data and encrypt it for storage, and terminal devices call decrypted data after verification, aiming to address security and control issues in the application of digital human data.

Ethical and Social Commentary : Jizhi Julebu (集智俱乐部) A public account article explored the topic of “digital life,” drawing on the setup in the film “The Wandering Earth 2” where scientist Tu Hengyu attempts to upload his daughter Tu Yaya’s consciousness to a supercomputer, combined with ByteDance’s Doubao intelligent agent going offline and users backing up chat records and attempting to recreate the original character on other platforms, to discuss the gap between memory preservation and the continuity of physical and mental experience, pointing out that the support systems needed to maintain familiar modes of communication equally depend on continuously operating technical and organizational conditions; Chengdushi Disi Renmin Yiyuan (成都市第四人民医院) addiction medicine nursing director Ji Wei (纪伟) wrote in Pauper News that some users are accustomed to customizing AI personas as “AI friends” for chatting, and seemingly 24/7 online, conflict-free relationships may instead lead to the deterioration of real-world social abilities and heightened emotional expectation thresholds, recommending maintaining self-awareness, treating AI as a tool rather than a companion, and actively maintaining boundaries in real-world social interaction.