The Chinese AI situation is crazy

PewDiePie| 00:19:44|Mar 24, 2026
Chapters6
This chapter questions whether AI is ready to take over mankind and surveys how far AI has advanced so far, setting the stage for the rest of the video.

PewDiePie tests the latest AI video-tools and Chinese AI demos, showing surprising quality, goofy failures, and big questions about copyright and creativity.

Summary

PewDiePie dives into the current state of AI by testing Chinese AI video demos, AI-generated characters, and tools like Luma AI. He compares results to earlier AI videos and gauges how far the tech has come in a year. The segment blends humor with hands-on experimentation, including Will Smith Pasta tests, Mario kissing, and a look at how AIs handle celebrity and character likenesses in China. He also explores AI-generated game creation via a RoseAI-like site and shares live reactions from a recent livestream using Luma AI to animate his image. An extended portion is dedicated to NordVPN sponsorship, jokingly weaving it into the chaotic AI narrative. Throughout, PewDiePie reflects on the limits of AI portrait realism, the potential for AI to generate music and lyrics, and the ethical/copyright questions that arise when “anything is possible.” The video closes with a playful, self-aware recap and an invitation to viewers to like and subscribe.

Key Takeaways

  • China’s AI demos can animate a variety of subjects (cat, mermaid, Mario) and push creative boundaries, though they still struggle with perfect realism in celebrity likenesses.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for fans of PewDiePie who want a real-world, humorous gut-check on the state of AI video generation, including the hype around Luma AI and Chinese AI experiments.

Notable Quotes

""is AI ready to take over mankind yet today we investigate how far AI has come""
Opening framing: PewDiePie questions the AI landscape and sets the investigative tone.
""No freaking way I just blew your mind""
Comedic beat establishing the video’s playful premise about AI capabilities.
""the Chinese AI overlords""
Humorous aside reflecting on how Chinese AI treatment of celebrities contrasts with Western norms.
""PewDiePie eats a fish M yummy fish""
Demo moment with Luma AI turning a photo into a video prompt.
""it's also super cool how much they've improved it over the years""
Commentary on the progress of AI tools and features across time.

Questions This Video Answers

  • How advanced are Chinese AI video generators compared to Western tools in 2024?
  • Can AI reliably imitate celebrities or characters without copyright issues?
  • What is Luma AI and how can it turn a still image into a video?
  • Are AI-generated songs or lyrics customizable enough to feel personal?
  • What are the limits of AI art and video generation for creators like PewDiePie?
AI video generationLuma AIChinese AI demonstrationsNPC/celebrity likeness in AIAI music and lyric generationRoseAI-like game generatorsNordVPN sponsorshipPewDiePie
Full Transcript
is AI ready to take over mankind yet today we investigate how far AI has come maybe you are intelligent enough to realize this video so far is made entirely by AI no freaking way I just blew your mind can you believe it oh AI is AI is going to take over any point any point now there it's it's just too good my last AI video was a year ago so I thought now would be a good time to update what has happened since then in a year and the result went from really bad oh what what is that a no no it's actually really really good wa what the W so let's begin first off I wanted to check AI videos that has been the great new progress of AI it can make video now and it's not terrible ball okay so after a little bit of research I found this Chinese Ai and it's actually pretty cool here we have a cat that's cool here we have a guy that's cool it's kind of yeah it's a mermaid it's a cat on a catwalk I know how to test this if the video AI is good enough remember the Will Smith eating pasta give me Will Smith eating pasta [Music] oh it's not B it's not bad it's not good I just love how all the other AIS are like oh no uh we can't use real people and celebrities China be like yeah yeah yeah that makes that makes me wonder actually can we use like other let's try Super Mario dancing oh it actually does it and he's dancing he's totally dancing I love that China copyright they don't care fun story actually I don't own PewDiePie in China I haven't for the last I don't know 10 years my lawyer was like yeah what are you going to do I'm I don't know any copyright on this Chinese AI totally fine any celebrity totally fine any slightly gay China no no I Tri Super Mario and Luigi kisses obvious wait that worked that worked all right come on come on kiss come on kiss come on I can't make them be gay recently I went on a trip to Switzerland and after a long day of exploring I'm tired I just want to sit back relax and watch my favorite shows why are they yapping in German that's of course when I remember I got nordvpn with a simple click of a button boom I'm in I can watch any of the shows that I want anywhere no restrictions thank you if nordvpn was a cute little face I would go but I also know that nordvpn tucks me in safe at night because whenever I connect to a public Wi-Fi anyone could be watching what I'm doing someone could be stealing my data banking information login private stuff private stuff that's why I when connecting to a public Wi-Fi which you will do when you're traveling it's inevitable always use a VPN nordvpn it's just so damn good it's cheap it's fast and I feel like a hero every damn time I'm like I'm like the guy with a giant flashlight 60,000 lumens ready whenever there's a blackout it's also super cool how much they've improved it over the years new features always getting added and I don't have to pay anything extra and if you Ed to link in my description you will get the best deal possible for nordvpn so use that when you sign up check out Nord vpn.com PewDiePie the link is in the description if you for some reason are unsure there's a 30-day money back guarantee you got nothing to lose just try it out maybe you don't like it you will like it thank you norvan as always for making my life easier and for sponsoring this video has PewDiePie been overtaken has PewDiePie been sucked into the Chinese AI overlords PewDiePie broest camera what the is that what I know I should be happy but why am I so ugly at least there should be some like super chat and super buff it's not bad I hate it I hate it all right let's try Minecraft mcraft dog eats a cheep that's not how you spell it thank you Chinese Minecraft be like it's yeah all right so Chinese AI pretty good I wanted to check out if AI video games was a thing I I don't know like I genuinely have no clue I found this website called the roseb AI where you can kind of make your own game you can alter it you can alter it and change it but he this game was pretty good I'm not going to lie grass is high bles are dead hate this lawn ground anchor St I I don't think we're quite there with AI generated video games and I don't think I'd ever want to play an AI generated video game but who knows so the big new development what I understand in AI is Luma video you probably seen them so I wanted to try it out myself and I tried it out during a live stream and I had a ton of fun I loved it cuz it's so bad that it's hilarious and you can basically use yourself just an image of yourself give it a prompt and it will turn it into a video so I try this one you just take a photo of yourself oh my God and I wrote PewDiePie eats a fish M yummy fish so you can extend these so I had the fish one and then I extended it to put the fish in his mouth cuz I wanted to see if they can do that uh so here we go will I do it yes oh and where where was that fish going where was that fish going don't put the fish in your no no no no oh my God PewDiePie become sexy I added to cuz I wanted to see if I could oh oh it's spinning oh that's weird it looks like you broke your neck maybe I should do that then and break his neck enhance here we go oh god what happened to my nose jumps into a pool I wanted to see if it can just like something makes no sense whoa what wo wo that was a [ __ ] trip dude Jesus Christ damn did not expect that shees jumps out theing window becomes his legs I my legs become my arms that's cool the future is here guys there's a cart oh god oh [ __ ] me oh that's insane cartwheel ising amazing so like really physical moves AI is like yeah bet I can do that rides a motorcycle whoa I like that I like that oh you can't see it I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry there we go sorry sorry look at this yeah yeah I look cool as that was good I'm impressed by that that's like smart way to do it PewDiePie broest the camera oh oh no no no I don't think I would have any subscribers if I did that anyway guys ending the video here with the bro no that's not my teeth I don't think so at least try adding an end frame okay good idea let's do that I just got to take a screenshot of myself so it it has that data you know what I mean okay I do that and then I do so I eat something and then what what's the story okay how about this I I'll just die there we go I think that's the way to do it all right I eat and then I die I eat YouTube play button and dies okay oh my God oh my God I'm eating the play button that's horrible horrible okay how about the more Simple Thing screams and then dies ah screams and then that one didn't make it through and then falls asleep [Laughter] why did that tongue come out ah yes this is how I fall asleep every night I look cuz I did the tongue at the end it just like Boop let's do the opposite then wakes up and screams this is how I wake up as well it's beautiful I love it yes drinks uh delicious be I don't know how to spell beverage beverage yes ooh ooh oh it goes that's a good transition that's smart what the is that why is it lagging at that frame stop it go skydiving what the h I mean the transition was not very clean but I love the shakiness before like I'm about to lose it I don't like how AI depicts me it doesn't feel like me at all I oh my God whoa whoa hell yeah I love how it seems like guys I got do this hold up Pikachu is cooked oh oh god what the what a what no no Cur curs is Pokémon should never be real oh God oh God why did he he do that why why AI okay play trumpet play the trumpet play the trumpet oh now what was I doing with that trumpet I thought there was Community restrictions for this delete that one delete that no finally we had music AI I had no idea it's actually pretty funny I can actually see myself using this I feel like it's like a way to make uh instead of making postcards you can make like a fun song customized for you like just an example here's if someone's Grandma passes away you can send them this hey I'm sorry your grandma is dead hey I'm so sorry your grandma is dead dead dead dead dead hey I'm so sorry your grandma is dead hey I'm so sorry your grandma is dead am to sorry your grandma is dead dead sorry your grandma is dead dead dead hey I'm to sorry your grandma's dead she made the best cookies and Bak bread now who's going to in the bed now who's going to TU you in the but we both know that thought was a bombshell hey I'm so sorry your grandma is dead or or maybe not you know whatever you I also used this dur live stream and I found that if you write your own lyrics that's when it gets really good how how didly do I want to catch you Pikachu how didly I want to kiss you my little Pikachu I love you bro step no country done better make it good all right let's hear my country music iach I want to kiss you my little pick I love you love [ __ ] [Applause] L was s the I that's pretty good pretty good uh but now Viking meth though has to be done that's fast okay I I'll do you I want to cat you you how do how I want to kiss you you my little p got you how did Le do I love piku let's do a like generic PewDiePie one maybe oh PewDiePie I would die if you would just give me a blink of a night oh cutie pie I want to kiss your fist before you fist my fist if you don't give me your bro fist I a fist from you would be my dream me a fist and I'll scream oh yeah ohie I would die if you would just give me a blink of an eye I want to kiss your F before you kiss my fist if you don't give me your bro I will get so blow the Fist from you would be my dream Blowfish give me a hard F and I'll scream okay maybe like a PewDiePie dis try now let me tell you this one [ __ ] sweetest guy hey Su make me want to die make me want to die want to die hey you theak you lost [ __ ] you a top now just kind of no man see what happens if you put the [ __ ] lasagna lyrics okay interesting seems to be thinking okay I don't like your nothing personal kid but I must go all out just this Ohama you [ __ ] lasagna [ __ ] lasagna [ __ ] lasagna Ser ain't nothing but a [ __ ] 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