Xinhua–Sogou AI news anchor
Template:Infobox artificial intelligence Xinhua News Agency and Sogou of China developed an artificial intelligence (AI) for news reporting purposes. The AI was unveiled in 2018.[1] It is touted to be the "world's first AI news anchor".[2]
The AI was unveiled at the 2018 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, China.[2][3][4] The AI devises avatars patterned after real life Xinhua anchors.[5] The AI patterned after Qiu Hao spoke in Chinese, while the one derived from the likeness of Zhang Zhao speaks in English.[5][6] The unveiling of the AI raised concerns of its impact on employment.[7]
Xinhua and Sogou would unveil Xin Xiaomeng, an AI with a female avatar in 2019.[8]
People's Daily would follow suit by unveiling their own AI newscaster in 2023.[9]
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Reference
- ↑ Handley, Lucy (9 November 2018). "The 'world's first' A.I. news anchor has gone live in China" (in en). CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/09/the-worlds-first-ai-news-anchor-has-gone-live-in-china.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kuo, Lily (9 November 2018). "World's first AI news anchor unveiled in China". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/09/worlds-first-ai-news-anchor-unveiled-in-china.
- ↑ "World's first AI news anchor makes "his" China debut". Xinhua. 8 November 2023. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/08/c_137591813.htm.
- ↑ "全球首个“AI合成主播”在新华社上岗-新华网" (in zh). Xinhua. 7 November 2018. http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-11/07/c_1123678126.htm.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "China's Xinhua agency unveils AI news presenter". BBC News. 8 November 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46136504.
- ↑ "'I will work tirelessly': China unveils artificial intelligence news anchors" (in en-AU). ABC News. 9 November 2018. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-09/china-artificial-intelligence-news-anchors-revealed/10480730.
- ↑ "Debut of China AI Anchor Stirs Up Tech Race Debates" (in en). Voice of America. 15 November 2018. https://www.voanews.com/a/debut-of-china-ai-anchor-stirs-up-tech-race-debates/4659554.html.
- ↑ Steger, Isabella (20 February 2019). "Chinese state media’s latest innovation is an AI female news anchor" (in en). Quartz. https://qz.com/1554471/chinas-xinhua-launches-worlds-first-ai-female-news-anchor.
- ↑ Cleave, Iona (17 March 2023). "Can you spot what’s wrong with this news anchor?". News.com.au. https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/can-you-spot-whats-wrong-with-this-news-anchor/news-story/c96681269f9a6537f624556b1fa069d8.
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