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An AI short drama adapted from “Dream of Red Mansions” was suspected of unauthorized theft of the facial features of 17 actors of the 1987 version, and the original work was transformed into an obscene house-fighting drama. This led to public criticism and lawsuits from the actors. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has also launched a special action.
An AI short drama adapted from the classic “Dream of Red Mansions” has caused a stir recently. The topic “Dream of Red Mansions’s AI drama violates the portrait rights of 17 actors” quickly became a hot search topic. Some netizens revealed that the show had used AI to synthesize the facial features of 17 actors of the 1987 version of “Dream of Red Mansions” without permission, and even distorted the classic into a lousy drama full of outrageous plot twists, triggering criticism on the Internet. Deng Jie and other aggrieved actors have sued over their image rights. At the same time, the State Administration of Radio and Television has launched a special campaign on November 1, focusing on cracking down on “face-stealing”, “voice-stealing” and obscenity in micro-mini dramas.
According to reports from Dazhong.com and Metropolis Express, reporters actually watched the short drama and found that the AI images of characters such as Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Wang Zifeng, Jia Mu and Grandma Liu are actually similar to many classic actors such as Chen Xiaoxu, Zhang Li, Deng Jie, Li Ting, Sha Yuhua and Ouyang Fenqiang. The producer used the theme of “Lin Daiyu’s reincarnation of revenge” to create a fantastic novel-style magical revision. The plot was not only criticized as “the old woman beating the mistress”, but also contained absurd and offensive plot points such as Lin Daiyu’s slap on the street, Xue Baochai kneeling to worship Jia’s mother Daiyu, etc., which seriously damaged the classic work and the actor’s image.
This incident of AI magic modification and suspected violation caused a strong wave of criticism in the online community. A large number of netizens left messages and criticized, “Teacher Zhang Li is innocent. He had to melt his face to make this kind of video at such a young age. When did Dream of Red Mansions become a low-level otaku essay?”, “Don’t take A” innovation is a universal shield. Being able to adapt an original work does not mean that the actors’ faces can be simply melted away. I support the 17 actors to fight to the end.” However, some viewers following the drama in the comment area left messages saying, “This kind of revenge adaptation really takes away the uncomfortable feelings I felt when reading the novel.”
In the film and television industry, there have been many disputes over portrait rights recently due to AI “colliding faces”. Actress Zhao Liying recently sued the operator of “Hongguo Short Drama” and the parent company of Douyin over a dispute over her picture rights because the characters in many AI short dramas looked like her. The case was held on November 10 at the Cloud Court of the People’s Court of Mentougou District, Beijing, and the verdict has not yet been announced. In addition, the facial features of celebrities and even ordinary people such as Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi have been stolen in short dramas in the past.
In view of the uneven quality and violations of AI micro-miniature dramas, the State Administration of Radio and Television has launched a new round of special management work from November 1, clearly focusing on the management of “face-stealing”, “voice-stealing” and obscene content that seriously violate morality and ethics. The industry and the audience generally ask creators to obtain portrait authorization through compliance channels, and do not let the classic art and hard work of actors be used as free traffic content, and do not let AI technology become a weapon that harms the classics.
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Mainly because it was accused of extracting the facial features of 17 actors from the 1987 version of “Dream of Red Mansions” without authorization and doing AI synthesis with Shen Yun, and rewriting the classic story into an outrageous plot, which triggered criticism on the Internet.
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It is reported that the plot was changed into a “Lin Daiyu is reborn to take revenge” style novel, which contained ridiculous scenes such as Lin Daiyu chastising Xue Baochai and Jia Mu kneeling to worship Daiyu, which seriously damaged the classic work and the actor’s image.
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Deng Jie and other victimized actors have sued over their image rights, and Zhao Liying and others have also sued over facial recognition in AI short dramas. At the same time, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has started a special campaign from November 1 to crack down on face theft, voice theft and obscene content.
