SHANGHAI: Imagine a world where anyone can create a short drama without leaving their desks.milkyway
Chinese online game publisher Kunlun Tech is already testing an artificial intelligence platform named SkyReels that could make that a reality.
The AI tool is able to generate characters, plots, dialogue and storyline to create a short video with just prompts.
“To film a short drama manually costs on average US$71,000 to US$284,000. Using our SkyReels AI short drama platform, we could lower the cost to just a few hundred dollars,” said Fang Han, chairman and CEO of Kunlun Tech.
“This is very meaningful because it allows more people to join the ranks of video creators.”
USING AI GENERATIVE CONTENTIn 2017, China released a government plan to establish itself as a global leader in AI by 2030.
Its gaming sector has already been using AI generative content for many years to make better games.
“This includes character development, rendering backdrops, and using the AI generative content model to quickly create better content as well as characters,” said Chen Liang, general manager of Tencent Cloud’s internet industry department.
“We now see more open world games, with fresh characters and new storylines at every level.”
China’s recent video gaming hit Black Myth: Wukong, for instancemilkyway, uses AI and machine learning to enhance the behaviours of non-playable characters.
A woman walks past an ad promoting the latest blockbuster Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong in Beijing, Friday, Aug 23, 2024. (Photo: AP/Ng Han Guan)