10 November 2026 News

Healthcare : Huadajiyin (华大基因) partnered with i ³ Zhicang ™ (i³智舱™) and i99 Zhijian (i99智健) systems to debut at the Ninth China International Import Expo, showcasing an “AI touchless health screening” new paradigm in the China Pavilion of the National Exhibition Area. i ³ Zhicang ™ (i³智舱™) leverages BGI’s self-developed tens-of-billions-parameter universal foundation model of the human genome Genos, enabling users to stand for just a few minutes to interact immersively with health AI companion BOBO through a virtual human voice interaction engine and multimodal touchless imaging acquisition technology, completing assessments across five dimensions—complexion quality, vision, hearing, cognition, and constitution—and generating a quantified health report; i99 Zhijian (i99智健) receives the report data and establishes individual health baselines by combining multi-omics approaches, achieving risk assessment and dynamic tracking, with the two systems forming a health management closed loop of “collection—understanding—follow-up,” with plans to deploy across shopping districts, hospitals, and communities in Wuhan and other cities. Zhejiangsheng Renmin Yiyuan (浙江省人民医院), Fudandaxue Fushu Huashanyiyuan (复旦大学附属华山医院), and Zhejiangsheng Zhongyiyuan (浙江省中医院) and other institutions discussed applications of AI digital humans in outpatient services at a health and technology innovation conference held in Wenzhou, proposing layered management through pre-consultation, digital humans, and regional health data, extending services before and after consultations. Qinghuadaxue Zhineng Chanye Yanjiuyuan (清华大学智能产业研究院)-incubated Wuxi Zijing Zhikang Keji (无锡紫荆智康科技) completed angel-plus round financing of nearly 100 million yuan, with its multi-agent collaborative ecosystem MHAC framework having landed in testing across 47 departments in 9 hospitals, with nearly 200 doctors adopting AI alter egos to assist in diagnosis and treatment, while decision-making authority remains with clinical physicians. Duxiaoman (度小满) proposed the “one person, thousand faces” service concept of AI digital humans providing continuous companionship and interactive confirmation of customer needs at the Hong Kong FinTech Week, and jointly released Xuanyuan 4.5 (轩辕4.5) financial enhanced large model with Xianggangkejidaxue (香港科技大学).

Marketing and Brand : Chengdu’s “Village Sugar Fair” has launched the original digital human IP “Li Bing Touring Village Sugar,” while the Qionglai venue features the digital human “Wen君” to guide tourists through check-in points and witness highlights of the conference. Shanghai Jing’an District’s China International Import Expo Mei Chuangjingjie (美创静界) exhibition hall has unveiled AI digital host “Anya,” carrying the mission of connecting global beauty resources and created with WWDCHINA aesthetic guidance and visual-audio static world technology support. Xianshi Linyeju (西安市林业局) has launched public welfare advocacy for Qinling ecological protection based on the digital IP “Qin Xiaowei,” promoting mountain protection concepts through digitalized products including cloud mountain tours, ecological e-maps, and 720-degree VR panoramic cloud exhibitions. Jiangsusheng Xiaofang Jiuyuan Zongdui (江苏省消防救援总队) has introduced digital human IPs “Su Xiaoxuan” and “Su Xiaoyong,” launching an AIGC short video creation competition to enhance the relatability of fire safety publicity. Hunan’s “Happy Xiaoang” excellent folk arts performance at Zhangjiajie Dajiangyuan Ancient City has featured the virtual image “Xiaoang” serving as a through-line for the entire performance, realizing the integration of virtual scenes and live human performances on the same stage; Shanghai Pudong’s “Waigaoqiao Good Voice·Chorus Gathering” performance has welcomed for the first time AI virtual host “Little Wai” partnering with a live host on stage. At Taiwan’s Dadaocheng Autumn Harvest Season event, Juzi Jituan (橘子集团)’s AI VTuber “Gong Qiyuan” has set up a stall at the market, recommending local merchants and experiences in Chinese, English, and Japanese based on tourists’ appearance and style; previously she had completed the Baisha Dun Mazu pilgrimage as a digital incense bearer and served as a food guide at Tainan Hamburger Festival. At Guangxi Hezhou’s “Guangxi Artificial Intelligence Application Cultural Tourism Industry Achievement Exhibition,” Guangxi Jinyunzhi Lv (广西锦韵智旅) has launched refrigerator magnets combining AR virtual-real interaction, multilingual digital human narration, and AI portrait travel photography features, becoming a popular cultural product; the Future Smart Tourism Experience Hall’s AI+ performance, cultural relics, and scenic area sections also showcase digital cultural heritage and virtual entertainment scene applications, with Guangxi Qingxiu Mountain and Gupo Mountain having piloted the smart guide “Sister Guide.” During World Internet Conference – Wuzhen Summit in Zhejiang Wuzhen, Shangyuanzhixing (尚元智行) has introduced an AI interactive unmanned retail vehicle equipped with AI image “Xiaoyou” to achieve voice interaction and mobile sales, serving as a grounded application of a “physical AI mobile execution base.” In Chongqing Bishan’s “Youth Dream Valley” youth talent OPC community, local youth Ye Jiajun (叶佳君) have transitioned to AI digital human marketing business after learning AI digital human production technology, establishing contact with over a dozen clients in a month, with partner merchants’ overall sales increasing by 65 percent.

Finance and Enterprise Services : Duxiaoman (度小满) CEO Zhu Guang (朱光) proposed at the Hong Kong FinTech Week that AI digital humans can provide continuous companionship to customers and confirm authentic intentions through interaction, enabling financial services to evolve from the “thousands of faces for thousands of people” model of the internet era to “thousands of faces for one person,” and by dynamically adjusting prices, credit limits and terms in combination with risk control, creating a flywheel effect of customer insights data and enhanced service capabilities. Lenovo will provide Zhongguo Zuqiu Zhiyeliansai Lianhehui (中国足球职业联赛联合会) with 3D digital human visualization solutions for the 2026 Chinese Super League, having previously applied this technology to penalty information visualization in the 2026 FIFA World Cup to help audiences understand the basis for calls; Lenovo also supplies Zhongguo Wangqiu Gongkaisai (中国网球公开赛) with a digital human intelligent customer service system that leverages a hybrid edge-cloud architecture to deliver multimodal interactive services including fixture inquiries, venue guides and ticketing assistance. Nuwaai launched an intelligent agent digital human cloud service platform NuwaAI, featuring a “zero-threshold digital avatar creation tool” that provides digitalized employee services to B2B enterprises, and rolled out a digital human “Li Bai” poetry performance crossover activity at Gankeng Ancient Town in Longgang, Shenzhen. Rongyao (荣耀) CEO Li Jian (李健) introduced the concept of “user symbiotic YOYO Zhineng Ti (YOYO智能体),” positioning it as a digital avatar living in symbiosis with users, and jointly building an intelligent agent network with partners including China Mobile, Lingxi, Tongwen and Doubao.

Recruitment And Talent Services : A series of supply-and-demand meetings for Guangdong Province’s 2027 graduates (persons with disabilities special session) was held at Huanan Shifandaxue (华南师范大学), with “digital humans” livestream job matching introduced on-site for the first time. The online recruitment platform featured 188 enterprises offering 283 positions, coupled with an AI-empowered experience zone delivering one-stop services including “employment guidance + resume preparation + mock interviews + career exploration.” Chongqingshi Renli Shebao Bumen (重庆市人力社保部门) proposed in the “15th Five-Year Plan” to iterate and upgrade “Shuzi Renshe Danao (数字人社大脑)” to version 3.0, training three major intelligent agent clusters in industry analysis, talent forecasting, and policy simulation, while constructing an “AI + talent innovation service map” to achieve a closed-loop talent-industry early warning system.

Government Affairs and Public Services : Beijing Tongzhouqu Rong Meiti Zhongxin (北京通州区融媒体中心) On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the station’s establishment, it was disclosed that digital humans have taken over repetitive dubbing work, freeing anchors from lengthy recording sessions to focus on special topics and commentary creation, with an AIGC studio established under the center and the new media matrix reaching over 20 million followers. Beijing Ribaoshe (北京日报社) The original rap song “On the Road” created for Journalists’ Day features digital human images of first-line reporters and editors Xu Yingbo (徐英波), Guo Tao (郭涛), Fu Yanan (付亚男), Li Songlin (李松林), Chen Qiang (陈强) performing, paying tribute to news workers in this way. Fujianshifandaxue (福建师范大学) In the construction of a “one-stop” student community, the virtual digital human “AI Xiaolian (AI小联)” for student affairs handles over 300 student inquiries daily, forming a human-machine collaborative education model with counselors, liberating personnel from administrative work to invest more effort in face-to-face mentoring. Jilinsheng Hulianwang Chuanmei (吉林省互联网传媒股份有限公司) An AIGC studio was established to focus on lightweight product creation in AI video, digital humans, and AI short dramas, mining local themes such as Goguryeo murals and ice-snow cultural tourism for contemporary expression. Hangzhou High-tech Zone (Binjiang) created a digital human ideological and political course based on Chen Jili (陈吉利), a model of an exemplary veteran and anti-war elderly soldier, using AI modeling and voice synthesis to narrate stories of military service and national dedication in the “animation plus ideological education” practice, which has begun lectures at Hang Erzhong Baimahu Xuexiao (杭二中白马湖学校) and is being promoted to 20 schools. Beijingshi Taiban (北京市台办) and Beijingshi Tailian (北京市台联) jointly held the “Sun Zhongshan (孙中山) and Taiwan Archives and Historical Materials Exhibition” employing digital humans and other multimedia means to present the historical footprints of Sun Zhongshan’s three visits to Beijing.

Industry Ecosystem and Infrastructure : Alibaba Cloud announced the launch of a delisting process for its virtual digital human product, ceasing new purchases from November 30, 2026, and shutting down services completely in November 2027, marking a symbolic event following the triple impact of faded technological spectacle, bankrupt capital narratives, and credibility depletion by speculators after Liu Yexiao’s viral explosion in 2021 opened the digital human industry cycle; meanwhile, AI hosts and digital employees in the era of large language models are re-entering enterprise procurement lists in instrumentalized form, quietly undertaking vertical scenarios such as customer service navigation, government broadcasting, and corporate showrooms. Fubo Jituan (阜博集团) President Shi Jingyue (史晶月) proposed the concept of a “trust foundation” at the World Internet Conference – Wuzhen Summit Wuzhen Summit, announcing the imminent opening of digital avatar capabilities to individuals, enabling real actors and ordinary people to participate in content creation for film, short dramas, and music with trustworthy, authorizable, and measurable digital identities while earning reasonable compensation; the company currently manages tens of millions of digital assets and has achieved zero error detection records over twenty-plus years. Shandongsheng Guangbodianshiju (山东省广播电视局) clarified the “artificial intelligence plus audiovisual” empowerment action at the “15th Five-Year Plan” release conference, requiring AI-generated content to be labeled and digital avatars to be regulated, while exploring the establishment of an AI audiovisual digital asset confirmation mechanism; National Radio and Television Administration the “15th Five-Year Plan” proposes that by 2030 the AI penetration rate in the radio and television audiovisual industry should not be lower than 95%, an indicator covering full-chain tool empowerment in content planning, production, and review, rather than AI-generated finished content, while the bureau simultaneously emphasized that live-action dramas remain the mainstay of quality creation and will establish a “live-action drama” section for support. Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone launched the nation’s first “sandbox approval” pilot for embodied robot performances, having previously been the first to implement the nation’s first digital human commercial performance sandbox pilot, providing an accommodating and prudent admission channel for new technologies and business forms.

Entertainment and Film & Television : Benshan Chuanmei (本山传媒) An artistic director Liu Shuangping (刘双平) elaborated on enterprises’ strategies in facing the AI wave during an exclusive interview: maintaining live-action performances as the core competitive advantage in comedy performance and film-television creation, positioning AI as an auxiliary tool for content refinement, audience preference data analysis, and promotional clip generation, while insisting that core creative phases such as scriptwriting and character development remain human-led. Works including “Taking Office on Horseback” and “The Legend of Que Dao Men” did not employ AI virtual actors. Chinese performer Qi Wei (戚薇) officially announced her digital avatar “Han Qingxia” and starred in the AI animated series “Summer of the Apocalypse,” marking her transition from idol drama actress to science fiction creation exploration, and was invited to serve as chief judge of the 2026 Golden Rooster Venture Capital science fiction unit. Hong Kong Economic Times reported that AI virtual substitutes such as Jean Philanthrope sparked viral transmission on social media through Higgsfield AI and other motion-transfer tools, catalyzing Reskins and similar software tools that can instantly transform real people into applicable digital avatars. Huya Gongsi (虎牙公司)’s self-developed real-time multimodal digital human model VAM1.0 was released in July this year, capable of generating AI digital humans with natural speech, singing, and physical expression abilities while enabling real-time interaction. Huanrui Century’s “Lotus Building” previously collaborated with N Shijie (N世界) to launch an AI digital human for drama character conversations, serving as an early attempt by the company in applying digital humans for film-television publicity and distribution.