Who has launched AI news presenters in India?
Did you know that now there are news anchors in India that have been created by artificial intelligence (AI)? So that means they are not human! Recently, a news channel called Odisha TV (OTV) introduced an AI-generated news anchor named 'Lisa.' Lisa looks like a person, wears a saree, and reads the news in Odia and English.
Another news channel called Power TV introduced South India's first AI news presenter, named Soundarya. In March 2023, the India Today group introduced Sana, the country's first AI news presenter for their Hindi news channel Aaj Tak.
Is AI putting news media jobs at risk?
Artificial Intelligence is becoming a bigger part of our daily lives. But, some people think it might take away a lot of jobs from people, even in the news media industry. But that might not be true. In India, AI news anchors are still in the testing period. They are being used to present short news announcements, sometimes with voiceovers recorded by human journalists.
AI might not be able to do certain kinds of news reports, like explanatory journalism, reporting from the field, and investigative journalism. AI cannot match human feelings and experiences. However, news presenters, journalists, and others can use AI's help to make their reports better.
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