AI-generated news anchors to be part of new national news channel premiering next year

From Fox Business:

An upcoming news station will be broadcasting the first ever AI-generated news anchors to viewers across America next year.

New Los Angeles-based station Channel 1, which will launch in 2024, aims to be the first nationally syndicated news station to use AI avatars instead of human anchors.

DailyMail.com reported that the new station’s news segments will use a mix of AI-generated people, digital avatars compiled using doubles of real actors, and actual human anchors for the channel’s most important reports.

An upcoming news station will be broadcasting the first ever AI-generated news anchors to viewers across America next year.

New Los Angeles-based station Channel 1, which will launch in 2024, aims to be the first nationally syndicated news station to use AI avatars instead of human anchors.

DailyMail.com reported that the new station’s news segments will use a mix of AI-generated people, digital avatars compiled using doubles of real actors, and actual human anchors for the channel’s most important reports.

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Channel 1 founder Adam Mosam recently told DailyMail.com this is his chance “to get out in front of” the wave of artificial intelligence innovation and “create a responsible use of the technology.”

Mosam’s claims come amid a growing concern that the public has over the rise of AI technology in daily life. A recent Pew Research survey revealed 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI’s growing prevalence.

The founder noted that Channel 1 will be transparent about what footage used in reports is real and what is AI-generated. 

Mosam also stated that humans will be involved in every step of his station’s reporting process to ensure the accuracy of the content.

“We do have people in the loop, they just end up being more efficient,” he told the outlet.

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Here is the Channel 1 video announcement about its upcoming AI news anchors. All the anchors in the announcement are AI creations.

PG expresses no opinion about the short portion of the Channel 1 video showing President Biden includes an actual president or an AI recreation. It occurred to him that “chairman for life” might mean something entirely different with AI.