Chinese cities offer subsidies and cheap computing to lure AI film studios
25-09-2026 11:37 via thenextweb.com

Chinese cities offer subsidies and cheap computing to lure AI film studios

Local governments across China are competing to attract AI filmmakers with subsidised rent, living allowances and cheap computing power, Reuters reported on Friday. Zhu Zhili set up an AI film studio in Shenzhen two years ago. He told the agency that officials from big cities and small towns now call him every day, asking him to move […]
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