AI Is Everywhere — All the Time — at Hong Kong’s Filmart

Summary: Hollywood is fighting over how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in movies because actors and writers have unions to protect them. But in Asia, the movie business is jumping right in without any safety nets. At the 2026 Hong Kong Filmart, which is a huge movie business event, AI has completely taken over. There are 28 different talks about using AI to make movies, and only one mentions the risks of copying other people's work.

Big tech companies like Google, Midjourney, and Kling AI are replacing traditional movie studios at the event. They are showing off tools that can make videos super fast. For example, Kling AI cut a special effects job from two months down to just two weeks! Movie workers in Asia are very worried about losing their jobs, just like workers in Hollywood. However, because Asian film workers don't have strong unions to fight for them, the AI takeover is happening much faster and changing the industry forever.

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