Channel 1 to Launch AI-Powered News Network with Digital Avatars Instead of Human Anchors
• Channel 1 plans to launch first TV news network using AI and digital avatars instead of human anchors
• Avatars use scanned bodies/voices of actors to read news lifelike; AI syncs lip movements to words
• Service will customize broadcasts to each viewer based on interests and preferred languages
• Company claims human editors will vet scripts, human correspondents cover stories, and it will license video content
• Critics question if AI broadcasters can connect with viewers like humans; doubt mimicking old TV news formats makes sense