Key facts
- The bald, blue-skinned digital figures have humanlike bodies and glowing markings across their heads, the report said.
- Wanxiang Science, a Douyin popular-science channel with more than 1.5 million followers, is reportedly where the phenomenon began.
- The account traditionally covered physics before its content went viral in August, according to the report.
AI-generated blue-skinned figures presented as emissaries from an advanced civilisation have become influential health advice voices on Chinese social media, according to a report dated November 15, 2026. The bald digital characters have humanlike bodies and glowing markings across their heads.
The phenomenon reportedly traces its origins to Wanxiang Science, a popular-science channel on Douyin with more than 1.5 million followers. The account traditionally covered physics but struck viral gold in August, the report said.
The report describes the figures as neither doctors nor academics, and links their rise to a backlash over pseudoscience in health content online.