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AI News Anchors Appear in China

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From BBC:

Xinhua says the presenters can "work" 24 hours a day on its website and social media channels, "reducing news production costs".

The agency points out that they may be particularly useful for disseminating breaking news reports in a timely manner.

An artificial intelligence (AI) system has been used to synthesise the presenters' voices, lip movements and expressions. They are based on those of real Xinhua presenters.

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46136504

By Supermarket at Nov 8, 2018 2:08 PM
Scary.

The future is here?

By Evie at Nov 8, 2018 2:13 PM
Their speech isn't great but it won't take much for them to fix that, if they care to expand the budget a bit more for it.

But yes. "Either act right or we'll replace you with an AI double" could become a real thing. If you've already signed your likeness away, why not?

By Supermarket at Nov 8, 2018 2:14 PM
Soon corporations will take over and our very bodies (and souls?) may be for sale. Technology is getting creepy.
By Evie at Nov 8, 2018 2:17 PM
It has already gone way beyond this. I have read stories in the last year about video and audio manipulation techniques that can be used with well known personalities (or anyone who there is enough of a source library to pull from.)

The government is concerned about national security implications because right now, it is totally possible to create a video of Trump (or any public figure) saying whatever you want them to say.

By Hek at Nov 8, 2018 8:00 PM
There is a web based software to superimpose anyone's face on porn. Of course I wouldn't know anything more about it.
By Kuzco at Nov 8, 2018 8:04 PM
AI can tell any news whatever it is without any opinion about it. While a human will use their opinion over a matter, an AI wouldn't. I guess we should be worried. Technology is used the wrong way most of the time. Also subliminal messages, having the same guy babbling 24/7..

By Kisaki at Nov 10, 2018 12:41 AM
AI can tell any news whatever it is without any opinion about it. While a human will use their opinion over a matter, an AI wouldn't. I guess we should be worried. Technology is used the wrong way most of the time. Also subliminal messages, having the same guy babbling 24/7..

By Kisaki at Nov 10, 2018 12:41 AM
*kills her ISP*
By Kisaki at Nov 10, 2018 12:42 AM
I forgot to mention that now that AI is used to invent new faces..Imagine what power people will have creating non-existent persona. This is frightening. At least it will beat face recognition as the AI face won't be a thing in real world. Evil weapon. This is how AI will dominate us, we won't need sentience at all.
By Kisaki at Nov 10, 2018 12:45 AM
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