1 November 2026 Weibo

Marketing : Larxu (larxu) posted on Weibo offering adaptation suggestions for digital human equipment at exhibitions, stating that large-scale industry exhibitions and brand custom booths with dispersed foot traffic and high explanation demands are suitable for deploying 3D holographic pods or wall-mounted digital human screens to attract attention and drive traffic while alleviating presentation pressure, and can be repurposed post-show for stores and showrooms, but small standard booths, ultra-short-term exhibitions, or purely business-matching conferences are not recommended for blind purchases of digital human equipment. JD.com intensively deployed AI digital humans as marketing vehicles during the “11.11” shopping promotion: according to AORUS Jijia Dianjing (AORUS技嘉电竞), JD.com’s self-operated flagship store livestream will launch with “Diao Mei” AI digital human on October 31 at 7 PM to welcome players; according to Shuma Toutiao (数码头条) and Sina Blog reports, Weixing (微星) JD.com’s self-operated flagship store livestream features “Mo Long Ji” AI digital human bringing hardware benefits, while the “Twelve Ji” series AI digital humans will collectively premiere in JD.com’s livestream room and interact with “Rabbit Maiden” at JD.com MALL Beijing Shuangjing store.

Entertainment : According to Xinlang Xinzhi (新浪新知), Guo Ju (郭局), Shi Xuxuyo (是煦煦哟), Shuma Toutiao (数码头条), and multiple other sources including Angelababy, JD.com’s “11.11 Cyber Gala·Surprise Night Through Time” livestreamed at 8 p.m. on October 31st, running approximately 90 minutes with no human actors on camera, with hosts, song and dance performances, comedy sketches, and fashion shows all completed by digital humans. In the program, digital humans moved through the “come alive” “Along the River During the Qingming Festival,” performing “Cyber Kaifeng,” with Tang Guoqiang (唐国强) also appearing as a digital human avatar traveling through ancient and modern times. The technology was powered by JD.com’s self-developed “JoyStreamer,” with official claims of achieving digital human generation effects with “long duration, free-form, and high-frequency real-time interaction.” Some reports claim the gala’s total online exposure exceeded 500 million. Yan Yuelong (闫跃龙) published analysis noting that in such AI galas, the computing power consumed by digital humans responding to bullet-screen comments in real-time and maintaining long-context interactions is enormous, with the computing costs for the entire gala potentially exceeding the stage construction expenses of traditional galas. Bu Shilinjiang (不是琳酱) posted mentioning “Zijie (字节) virtual idol girl group member announced hiatus from broadcasting,” and expressed dissatisfaction with the title “D-pack transformation confirms copyright infringement” regarding the delayed service restoration of the relevant virtual idol account. PLAVE’s official account and multiple fan accounts such as 璃璃子Rie, Shu Dongdawang (鼠冻大王), Caligo_PixelDiary, Hu Hushenjiao (呼呼神教), and 高杉喵喵桂 documented the rehearsal and performance of the Macau leg of “2026 PLAVE World Tour [KEEP IT MANIC],” celebrating member Ryu Hamin’s birthday.

Healthcare : Shandong Radio and Television, Tianxia Quancheng (天下泉城), Shandian Xinwen (闪电新闻), Qilu Gongyi (齐鲁公益), Shandian Chujiao (闪电触角), Shandian Bangbang Tuan (闪电帮帮团), Shandian Shenghuo (闪电生活), Shandian Shipin (闪电视频) and multiple other media accounts reported that Shandongdaxue Qilu Yixueyuan (山东大学齐鲁医学院) partnered with an enterprise in Jinan to develop a “Digital Cadaver Teacher” digital human system, composed by assembling 18,000 human body cross-section datasets, aimed at addressing the limited anatomical teaching resources in most domestic medical schools where multiple cohorts of students share a single cadaver, enabling each medical student to obtain a reusable “Digital Cadaver Teacher” for simulated anatomical training practice.

Rural Governance and Public Service : Zhongguoliantong Hunansheng Fengongsi (中国联通湖南省分公司) forwarded a Zhongguoliantong Yueyangshi Fengongsi (中国联通岳阳市分公司) message stating that the company is advancing digital rural construction in Jiuli Village, its aided village, leveraging the “United Digital Village” platform to create a digitalized rural governance model and coordinating with AI security monitoring applications; a digital human character named “Digital Human Eassy” appeared in the relevant content and was mentioned and engaged with by multiple users such as Daitao Bobob Loves Mint Candy and Wewei With a Cold. Influencer Yu Ge Rudy documented a Xinjiang AI e-commerce class research trip on Weibo, stating that students visited an AI livestreaming base on site, experienced digital human livestream rooms, AI short video batch production, intelligent traffic allocation and a full suite of e-commerce digitalization practices, with the aim of promoting a new agricultural product e-commerce model of “AI empowerment and cooperation between Xinjiang and Hubei”; the relevant content similarly featured the “Digital Human Eassy” character.

Cultural : Kaifeng Wang (开封网) reports that top figures from the Song Dynasty, Su Shi and Li Qingzhao, appeared as digital avatars in Kaifeng, Henan to “break dimensional boundaries” in a collaborative interaction, with Su Shi discussing an expansive life philosophy through poetry on-site, sparking widespread discussion. Food and snack recommendation accounts, parenting advice creators, gaming competition influencers, Che Yuxianfeng (车域先锋), Wan Chekupao (玩车酷跑) and multiple other accounts reposted reports stating that at the site of the Fujian Pavilion at the Seventeenth Cross-Strait China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair, traditional opera artists performed together with digital avatars in Yueju opera excerpts, presenting an immersive “Red Chamber Elegance” experience of “virtual and real coexistence.”

Media Broadcasting : Renminfayuan Bao (人民法院报) announced that starting September 13, 2024, the People’s Courts News Media General Agency has launched a “Reading the News” short-form video column that presents daily key reports from Renminfayuan Bao (人民法院报) through virtual anchors in short-video format, allowing netizens to quickly stay informed about legal news. Maizi Huasheng Mom posted a message saying she saw “AI digital person reporting news,” and connected this to previous remarks by Zhang Xuefeng (张雪峰) regarding employment prospects in journalism to share her thoughts.

Ethical Contexts : Dazhong Jiankangbao (大众健康报) media outlets published commentary on the “AI parody Li Boqing (李伯清)” incident, pointing out that numerous works utilizing AI video generation technology have recently appeared online to create “secondary works” of Sichuan storytelling performance artist Li Boqing, featuring him dancing, rapping, and performing “fake fight” sketches in videos. Li Boqing himself responded with self-deprecating remarks stating “you’re going to turn me into a deity,” while his agent indicated that no legal action would be taken. The commentary called for AI secondary creation to adhere to legal and ethical bottom lines, preventing technological freedom from being abused into unrestrained parody. Long Run Jiao Jialiang published an article exploring how digital humans can overcome the “uncanny valley” effect, noting that human vision is highly sensitive to facial expressions and movement details in digital characters, and that the more digital humans pursue photorealism, the more easily they trigger discomfort. Overcoming this sense of incongruity requires choosing between further enhancing realism or actively strengthening cartoon-style aesthetics.