Dear MEL Topic Readers,
China’s latest AI is so good it’s spooked Hollywood. Will its tech
sector pump the brakes?
During the Cold War, the USA and the Soviet Union competed in their
spaceflight technologies by sending animals and men into space, and landing astronauts
on the Moon. It sparked rapid advancements in aerospace technology, reforms in
science education, and the nuclear arms race. In this decade, military drones, humanoid
robots, and AI have made significant technological advancements to the point where
conventional technologies, skills, and labor are being replaced. Drones and
counterdrones are now the major forces in the Russia-Ukraine War. Humanoid
robots are working in factories, stores, and restaurants along with human coworkers.
AI is taking the place of skilled, experienced, and knowledge workers. And
China seems to be leading the race in speed, scale, and economy, thanks to the AI
Plus initiative to integrate artificial intelligence across all economic,
industrial, and social sectors, transforming AI from a technical tool into a
core driver of productivity. Only about two years after ChatGPT’s debut, DeepSeek,
a high-performance, cost-effective AI model, was released by a Chinese AI
startup. To kick off the Lunar New Year, a band of humanoid robots performed Kung
Fu, spin kicks, and back flips at the country's annual Spring Festival Gala. Then,
in early last month, movie stars, celebrities, and famous characters appeared
in cinematic videos and went viral. They were created with a new AI tool called
Seedance 2.0 by ByteDance, a Chinese tech giant known for TikTok and Douyin. It
is such an advanced and sophisticated tool that short videos are created from
images, audio, video, and text prompts quickly and effortlessly. For example,
you can see a fighting scene of famous stars like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
Hollywood was quick to react by issuing a warning notice to ByteDance for copyright
infringement. As AI improves, so do deepfakes. The race and battle are already going
on to protect copyrights from infringement and the public from being misinformed.
Read the article and learn about the latest example of AI’s sophistication.
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