Recently, three developments in the entertainment and cultural industry highlight the rise of AI entertainers. Qi Wei launched her personal digital avatar Han Qingxia, becoming the first active artist in China's entertainment industry to standardize and open AI image authorization. Joey Wong authorized NetEase's game World the AI usage right of her portrait from ages 20 to 30, with the short film Qian Ying crediting "Joey Wong (AI)." Ng Kai Wah authorized his 20-year-old portrait for an AI film for remuneration reaching the million-yuan level. 93-year-old You Benchang, unable to support high-intensity shooting, authorized his portrait and voice for the AI micro-short drama Jigong: The Fake Dragon Subduing and served as art director. Fang Taozi, lead actress of the AI short drama The Laid-off Girl, gained more than 400,000 fans 30 days after debut, with video ad quotes over 60 seconds reaching 258,000 yuan. Duan Yan, lead actor of the AI comic drama Give You Deep Affection to Invade the Rest of Life, sold bracelets via livestreaming, with single-product sales exceeding one million yuan. These cases show AI entertainers have become a proven profitable business. Public opinion holds two opposing views: AI will end real actors' careers, or AI entertainers are a short-lived boom. Both share a flawed framework treating AI entertainers as a "to be or not to be" choice