New Delhi, May 28 -- A short film created using artificial intelligence tools by a former train driver in China has unexpectedly turned into a global talking point after receiving praise from a Hollywood filmmaker and crossing millions of online views worldwide.

According to reports by the Chuncheng Evening News and the South China Morning Post, 29-year-old Liu Ziyu from Xinping County in China's Yunnan province created a three-and-a-half-minute AI-generated short film titled "Zombie Scavenger" in just 10 days, spending around 3,000 yuan, or nearly Rs.42,000.

What began as a personal creative experiment soon gained international attention after Hollywood-based AI filmmaker PJ Accetturo shared the film online.

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