Hollywood fights and kung fu robots. China’s AI blitz raises alarm

Hollywood fights and kung fu robots. China’s AI blitz raises alarm

By Jessica Sier
Publication Date: 2026-02-17 23:01:00

Tokyo | As fireworks exploded across China this week and millions of families gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year, China’s leading tech companies launched their own spectacle: a flood of new AI tools designed to go viral during the country’s biggest holiday.

Since Monday, social media feeds have been filled with breathtakingly realistic video clips of Brad Pitt trading blows with Tom Cruise in neon-lit alleyways and with cute Japanese men Otaku Girls beat LeBron James on a basketball court.

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