Huang Lei says AI scriptwriting still has a distance to go before matching Shakespeare

On October 21, 2026, Huang Lei, founder and general supervisor of the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, said that AI writing a script still has a considerable distance to go before matching Shakespeare. He also believes that AI is not everything, and that theater must ultimately come down to "people." According to a same-day report by Shangguan News, the 13th Wuzhen Theatre Festival is being held from October 15 to 25, with 26 specially invited productions from 11 countries gathering in Wuzhen; Huang Lei emphasized that the theater festival is not just about watching plays, and that discussions and gatherings after the shows end are equally indispensable. At present, this statement is presented in two reports from the same source, and there are no subsequent developments of fact.

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   Huang Lei says AI scriptwriting still has a gap with Shakespeare

   Source:Shangguan News