In recent years, AI-powered face-swapping technology — known as “AI huan lian” — has gone viral across Chinese social media and video platforms. From deepfake apps to fan-edited clips, anyone with a smartphone can map a celebrity’s face onto another person’s body. But when does creative fun cross into illegality or harm? The case of popular actress Yang Zi (杨紫) offers a timely lens.
The keyword you provided — though garbled — hints at a dangerous trend: using AI to superimpose Yang Zi’s face onto degrading fictional scenarios. Technology enables creativity, but it cannot enable exploitation. As fans, engineers, and netizens, we must distinguish between digital art and digital assault. Respect for real persons — whether Yang Zi or anyone else — remains the non-negotiable line. The case of popular actress Yang Zi (杨紫)