The once-celebrated autonomous truck startup TuSimple is undergoing a remarkable transformation, a shift that has left some shareholders perplexed and angry, and could potentially embroil the company in legal disputes again. The company is attempting to transfer approximately $450 million to China to support a new AI animation and video game company, sparking a fierce competition. TuSimple's transformation is astonishing. Founded in 2015 by Mo Chen and Xiaodi Hou, the company was once a star in the autonomous driving industry, backed by Chinese venture capital.

Alibaba's Tongyi Laboratory has released an AI animation project called Animate Anyone, which generates animated videos of characters using just a static image and skeletal animation. Cats dancing to 'Tie Shan Kao' have become a viral sensation online.

'Qianqiu Shisong', the first text-to-video AI animated film, has garnered an enthusiastic response with a premiere viewership share of 4.22%. The successful integration of cutting-edge AI technology with the transmission of excellent Chinese traditional culture has been recognized. The president of the China Animation Association believes that 'Qianqiu Shisong' has pioneering significance, and People's Education Press commented that it offers a new perspective for cultural transmission. The topic '#QianqiuShisong#' has received over 7.91 million views online.

The first original AI series animation from China, 'A Thousand Autumn Poems,' premiered on CCTV-1, signaling a potential acceleration in the application of text-to-video technology and reshaping production processes in the film industry. With rapid advancements in AI-generated video technology, it's possible that longer films may be created without the need for actors. Tsinghua University professor in Shenyang stated that the explosion of AI video technology will drive growth in the film and animation production industry.