▍原文 China’s AI-generated character, Fang Taozi, has started selling products, with reported ad rates ranging from 168,000 to 258,000 yuan per video, exceeding those of many human influencers with millions of followers. The virtual star from the AI short drama The Laid-off Girl gained over 400,000 followers within one month of launching onsocial media. AI actors are becoming independent IPs. Some fans call Fang Taozi "the first AI idol". ▍語言點 AI-generated character AI生成的角色 sell products 帶貨，推銷產品 ad rate 廣告報價 exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ v. 超越，超過 short drama 短劇 laid-off /leɪd ˈɒf/ adj. 被裁掉的，被解雇的 IP（intellectual property的縮寫）知識產權；文娛行業里指一個有商業價值的原創內容資產 idol /ˈaɪdl/ n. 偶像 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【教書匠小夏】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《英語學習小傳》 共100篇文章，英語學習經驗獨家分享 《英文學習方法論》共72節視頻課，英語學習的答案之書 【教書...