I’ll be holding an in-person mixer at Red Lion in Manhattan on Wednesday, May 6 at 7pm. This will be a getting-to-know-you meetup without a formal agenda, just a few drinks and lots of chats. If you’re interested in AI video, AI video ethics, or AI video production, I think this will be a great way to get up to speed and start some interesting conversations.

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A.I. Shakes Up China’s Entertainment Landscape

This video from the NYT shows us the extent to which AI-powered microdramas are taking over the Chinese internet. A shift is moving through China’s entertainment world, and it is most clear in the rise of the microdrama, those fast, phone-made serials that trade depth for speed and keep viewers coming back in short bursts. The form has grown into a $14 billion behemoth, built on tight schedules and constant output. Now, AI is taking over a lot of the work. But there’s a dark side.

Tools like Seedance now let directors like Wang Yushun produce scenes that once needed full crews, cutting time, lowering costs, and pushing visual ambition into places small studios could not reach before. He built a company, hired a hundred people, and then let half of them go when the math no longer worked.

Actors feel it too.

Xing Enran, who once worked most days of the month, now waits for roles as platforms demand higher polish and algorithms reward synthetic precision. Even though it’s easier than ever to make content, art is difficult to produce.

AI Video Goes Viral On X Amid Lawsuit Over Allegations Against JPMorgan Exec

An AI-generated “parody” video tied to a lawsuit involving Lorna Hajdini spread widely on Twitter, turning a legal dispute into a viral spectacle. The clip, which is a faked version of 50 Shades of Gray, does not show real events but it basically reiterates the allegedly false accusations made by a junior male colleague. Hajdini denied all the accusations, but this and other AI videos have already shaped how the public sees her case, raising concerns about how easily unproven claims can take on a sense of reality.

TBC @TBC_on_X The 50 Shades of JP Morgan teaser looks so wild... 9:41 PM · Apr 30, 2026 · 4.62M Views 483 Replies · 1.77K Reposts · 23.9K Likes

Netanyahu Shares AI Video Casting Rivals Bennet, Lapid as Arab Lawmakers as Election Campaigning Ramps Up

An AI-generated video shared by Benjamin Netanyahu has pulled AI into the center of Israel’s election fight. The clip shows Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid removing their faces to reveal Arab lawmakers Mansour Abbas and Ahmad Tibi, pushing a familiar claim that rival blocs depend on Arab parties. Bennett has criticized the use of AI clips as political attacks, while others across the spectrum have begun using similar tools. The result is a campaign shaped not just by policy, but by manufactured images that blur lines between argument, satire, and misinformation.

Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu מורידים את המסכות 4:15 PM · Apr 29, 2026 · 1.29M Views 1.91K Replies · 1.02K Reposts · 7.41K Likes