Is Half of China’s AI Making Slop?

COL Group claimed at a meeting in June 2026 that AI short dramas and video generation account for 55% of China's AI token consumption, far exceeding software development's 15%. This data was widely disseminated, sparking criticism that 'China is using computing power to create fireworks,' but ByteDance pointed out that its video generation only accounts for 10% of computing power. Caixin reported that the data came from COL Group's roadshow and cited a report from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology to support it, but the report could no longer be found on the official website.