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None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters (www.usatoday.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Channel 1 AI released a promotional video explaining how the service will provide personalized news coverage to users from finance to entertainment.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, the news already has standard looks and standard cadence while reading scripts. A computer made anchor won't go off script, always speaks the same and doesn't decide to change the hairstyle.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

God, the cadence alone keeps me from watching the news. Just give me a text article.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's why the Onion can make such great fake news coverage, or movies use news coverage as an introduction to world building. It's very reproducable...