TAICCA Reveals AI Risks, Cross-Platform IP Gaps in Taiwan Media — SkimNews
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- TAICCA presented findings from its 2025 cultural consumption survey showing 96% of respondents consumed audiovisual content, 75% read published works, and 75% played video games, with high overlap between audiovisual and music audiences.
- TAICCA's cross-platform genre study of 2,018 people found 40% of viewers of Taiwanese audiovisual productions also watched their screen adaptations, identifying romance, school-life stories, comics, music, and mobile games as interconnected for IP development.
- Joy Lin, a TAICCA research analyst, highlighted that Taiwanese productions are most associated with everyday life, family, and romance, while foreign content dominates in action, fantasy, and suspense genres.
- Chhoa Hiok-chong, another TAICCA analyst, cited international estimates placing AI adoption in post-production and visual effects at 70% to 85%, compared to 15% to 25% on set, noting cost-saving potential but technical and legal hurdles.
- Netflix's Argentine sci-fi series The Eternaut and CJ ENM's AI-assisted productions were cited as examples where AI reduced production and visual-effects costs, though integration into workflows remains inconsistent.
- Chhoa Hiok-chong referenced the Database of AI Litigation, noting 489 AI-related legal cases by August 2026, including 153 involving cultural industries, and highlighted protections negotiated by SAG-AFTRA, WGA, DGA, and IATSE on digital replicas and consent.
- U.S., Japanese, and South Korean consumer surveys showed resistance to AI-generated content, with 51% of U.S. respondents rejecting fully synthetic performers and over 80% in South Korea supporting mandatory AI labeling.
Why it matters: Content creators in Taiwan gain insight into high-potential cross-platform genres like romance, but face rising legal and consumer acceptance risks as AI adoption grows—70–85% use in post-production contrasts with only 15–25% on set, revealing uneven integration and unresolved rights issues that could delay or complicate productions.
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