Niu Lai, or Why Human Art is Always Superior to Generative AI

You have probably heard of Tommy Wiseau's The Room, a B-movie that everyone mocked upon its release, only for people to return to it years later and admire its lack of quality and horrible dialogue, making it a cult classic as something so bad it is good. Niu Lai (牛来) perhaps is the Chinese version of The Room, with one outstanding difference: while The Room was a massive flop at the box office, Niu Lai is not only becoming one of the best-selling movies of the year in China, but is actually challenging The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, all thanks to the power of social media and word of mouth when it comes to an enjoyable cinematic experience. I remember seeing a post two weeks ago about how nobody was watching Niu Lai in cinemas, and in Dalian, one of China's big cities, they even pulled it from the schedule to save the city's reputation. Fast-forward, the movie became a sensation solely because of how bad it is and the experience of people laughing at every scene. The…