AI Cloning of Actors Without Consent Sparks Ethical Crisis

Two articles expose US actors (Ashley BeLoat, Brittany Marsicek, Evan Gambardella) being AI-cloned without consent in micro dramas. This adds a critical ethical dimension to the AI surge, reinforcing human cost concerns. A new article also notes 95% of Chinese short dramas are now AI-generated, further squeezing human actors. Additionally, Snapchat has restricted fully AI videos from Spotlight, signaling platform pushback. The Chinese AI drama industry faces a regulatory crackdown with review pass rates dropping to 20-30%, driving a pivot to overseas markets; monthly overseas AI drama revenue reached $6.5M.