AI technology finds its way into South Korean comics, dramas

Startups make synopses, storyboards for studios, but some fans concerned

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Online comics, or webtoons, are catching on in South Korea, Japan, the U.S. and beyond. AI is now part of the production process. (Nikkei montage/Source photo courtesy of Onoma AI)

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Startups and big tech companies are helping South Korea's comics and entertainment studios speed up production with artificial intelligence, creating new business in the fast-growing industry.

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