China trials identity card for AI-generated 'digital humans' | Asia News Week | ABC NEWS

China is starting to hand out government-based official identification to AI-generated virtual idols. These "digital humans" widely feature in Chinese television, on e-commerce sites and in microdramas. Reporter Bang Xiao explains to Asia News Week's Yvonne Yong how the new ID registration trial works, and the impacts this will have on China's burgeoning AI idol industry.  Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific