Outrage in China after streaming site debuts AI actor 'database'

Video streaming site iQIYI < "eye-CHEE-yee">, faced backlash on Monday over a new initiative that facilitates the use of actors' likenesses in artificially generated dramas and films. More than 100 celebrities have joined a platform to connect with makers of AI-generated content interested in using their image, a senior executive told a conference in Beijing.

The streaming site called the backlash a "misunderstanding" and insisted actors would retain control over how their image was used in AI-generated content. Experts warned there are risks involved in allowing AI to use a person's image.