Related technologies such as virtual live broadcasting, virtual speakers, artificial intelligence have been developed using the core technologies, and the production cost and threshold have been greatly reduced, a Beijing-based investor surnamed Jia, who has been involved in the high-tech sector for many years, told the Global Times on Monday.
" In terms of demand, with the rise of Generation Z, the 2D audience in China currently stands at 200 to 300 million people ," Jia said.
Businesses have seen the benefits that virtual people can bring. Many idols or public figures have been mired in internal scandals in 2021, forcing businesses to weigh the risk of bringing in a real human idol, industry insiders say.
A subsidiary of TikTok 's parent company ByteDance on Thursday norway telegram number database sponsored Hangzhou Liweike Technology Co, which unveiled its flagship AI-powered virtual digital character Li Weike with real-life emotional connection in October 2021.
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Initial stage
" The level of virtual human development in China is roughly the same as overseas. Although Japan, Europe and the United States started earlier, China has been catching up in recent years. There are good signs in the industry that it is moving from quantitative changes to qualitative changes ," Jia said.
China issued a policy to encourage innovation and development of virtual humans in October 2021, explicitly supporting the development of virtual characters for the first time.
China will promote the widespread use of virtual hosts and animated sign language in news, weather, variety shows, science and education programs, according to a plan released by the National Radio and Television Administration.
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