Artificial Intelligence is one of the most debated sections amongst the scientific community. While some would prefer an actual Jarvis, some are of the opinion that the possibility of a Skynet is way too real.
Well, China is of the former kind. Which is why they have come up with an AI news anchor that resembles a human male with the voice and facial expressions of a real person.
It reads the news in a synthesised voice, according to The Indian Express, and is designed to sound professional.
This milestone has been achieved by China’s Xinhua news agency in collaboration with the national search engine company Sogou.
The world’s first AI news anchors have been created by China’s Xinhua news agency in collaboration with Chinese search engine company Sogou.
The anchors can read the news in English and Mandarin and were unveiled at the fifth World Internet Conference in Zhejiang province.
The anchor is supposed to reduce the cost of a daily news report as it can work 24 hours a day. According to reports, the AI anchor can also generate the ability to present breaking news if and when the time arrives.
Watch journalists & TV show hosts the world all over the world start to wake up, if they don’t wake up, in the next 5 – 10 years they are all out of a job. News/entertainment is one area AI can easily replace people.
Art is not. Art and entertainment are two different things.— 👁️ (@FemiAbodunde) November 9, 2018
— Jasontheking134 (@Jasontheking133) November 9, 2018
Dude — this is the 1.0 version.
If this is where we are already, how much longer do we have before we literally cannot tell the difference.— Louie Vuitton Don (@KanyeofOld) November 8, 2018
Censored news and non human emotions. (Perfect)
— Austin (@inmyhumbleopi) November 8, 2018
The project is, of course, a breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence and if signs are to be believed, the rest of the world will soon follow through with AI of their own. Let’s just hope, none of it is Skynet or Ultron.
