China’s Broadcast Regulator Says AI-Produced Shows Exceed 90% of Micro-Dramas Launched in First 8 Months

The striking figure is not the volume but the composition: AI-generated content has moved from novelty to default in China's micro-drama pipeline, and a regulator is citing it approvingly at a national planning briefing. That signals official comfort with synthetic entertainment at scale, which matters for platforms, creators and rights holders whose output now competes against near-zero marginal cost production. The open question is whether oversight follows the same path as the format's explosive growth, or whether quality and disclosure rules tighten once the numbers are this lopsided.