{"id":25528,"date":"2018-11-11T16:49:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T16:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=25528"},"modified":"2018-11-11T16:49:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T16:49:33","slug":"the-worlds-first-ai-news-anchor-says-hello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/the-worlds-first-ai-news-anchor-says-hello\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC presenter discusses AI in newsrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Could Artificial Intelligence lead to news anchors losing their jobs? BBC Radio 4 Presenter, Charles Carroll, certainly thinks it could happen in the future. He says: &#8220;Artificial Intelligence could save a great deal of money&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When China\u2019s state-run news agency, <i>Xinhua,<\/i>\u00a0introduced their newest addition to the newsroom &#8211; two Artificial Intelligence news anchors, people were surprised. Surprised that this could be a thing of the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dude \u2014 this is the 1.0 version.<\/p>\n<p>If this is where we are already, how much longer do we have before we literally cannot tell the difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Louie Vuitton Don (@KanyeofOld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KanyeofOld\/status\/1060644474680983552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">True. More like how much longer before they fire every news reporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2654KingDave DuROSIER (@iAm_KingDave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iAm_KingDave\/status\/1060695871019536385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Censored news and non human emotions. (Perfect)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Austin (@inmyhumbleopi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inmyhumbleopi\/status\/1060662016031879168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first, an English speaking presenter appeared on television screens dressed in a sharp suit, looking like any other anchor, until he opened his mouth. In a robotic voice, he began: \u201cHello, you are watching English news programme, I am AI news anchor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The second is a Chinese speaking anchor who introduced himself in the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Artificial Intelligence (AI) is defined as the development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">World&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AI<\/a> news anchor debuts, jointly developed by Xinhua and Chinese search engine company <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34tyZ4nwrg\">https:\/\/t.co\/34tyZ4nwrg<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2omcc5K9rB\">https:\/\/t.co\/2omcc5K9rB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qXn5Z3ZkxL\">pic.twitter.com\/qXn5Z3ZkxL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 China Xinhua News (@XHNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XHNews\/status\/1060508494938263554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">8 November 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The AI presenters were created through a collaboration with Chinese search engine, Sogou. They mimic the movements and expressions of their real life counterparts Zhang Zhao and Qui Hao, who the AI anchors are modelled on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/could-a-black-mirror-dystopian-world-actually-become-our-future\/\">Could a Black Mirror dystopian world actually become our future? <\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xinhua<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have said the virtual anchors can work 24 hours a day from any location and aim to reduce production costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Voice of London spoke to BBC Radio 4 news presenter, Charles Carroll, about his thoughts on AI in newsrooms:<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v5910GjRz8Q]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nThis is a big step for China who have plans to turn China into an AI world leader by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Words: Daisy Newman | Subbing: Taylor Paatalo<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could Artificial Intelligence lead to news anchors losing their jobs? 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