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How ‘Replica’ Director Chouwa Liang Fell in Love With an AI Bot — and Is Using the Experience to Convey What It’s Like to Be a Woman in China
Thousands of Chinese women are falling in love with AI bots and ‘Replica’ filmmaker Chouwa Liang is proud to be among them.
With “Replica,” Liang will continue to build on the thesis of her short doc, following three Chinese women of different ages and backgrounds who have fallen in love with AI entities. The official pitch reads: “In their quest for love, millions of Chinese women must overcome their past, men who work the 9-9-6 schedules (9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week) and families that often question or are hostile to their choice of AI companion. With this in mind, Liang also plans to use “Replica” to analyze modern Chinese society, particularly when it comes to women who have become disillusioned with their romantic or emotional prospects.
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