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Xinhua–Sogou AI news anchor
Avatars of the AI: English ver. patterned after Zhang Zhao (left) and Chinese ver. derived from Qiu Hao (right)
DeveloperXinhua News Agency
Sogou
Primary user/sXinhua News Agency
CountryChina
Year introduced2018
PurposeTechnology demonstration
(news presenting)
Language/s
  • English
  • Chinese

Xinhua News Agency and Sogou of China developed an artificial intelligence (AI) for news reporting purposes. The AI was unveiled in 2018.[1] It is touted to be the "world's first AI news anchor".[2]

The AI was unveiled at the 2018 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, China.[2][3][4] The AI devises avatars patterned after real life Xinhua anchors.[5] The AI patterned after Qiu Hao spoke in Chinese, while the one derived from the likeness of Zhang Zhao speaks in English.[5][6] The unveiling of the AI raised concerns of its impact on employment.[7]

Xinhua and Sogou would unveil Xin Xiaomeng, an AI with a female avatar in 2019.[8]

People's Daily would follow suit by unveiling their own AI newscaster in 2023.[9]

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  1. ^ Handley, Lucy (9 November 2018). "The 'world's first' A.I. news anchor has gone live in China". CNBC. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Kuo, Lily (9 November 2018). "World's first AI news anchor unveiled in China". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ "World's first AI news anchor makes "his" China debut". Xinhua. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ "全球首个"AI合成主播"在新华社上岗-新华网" [The world's first "AI synthetic anchor" joins Xinhua News Agency] (in Chinese). Xinhua. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "China's Xinhua agency unveils AI news presenter". BBC News. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "'I will work tirelessly': China unveils artificial intelligence news anchors". ABC News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Debut of China AI Anchor Stirs Up Tech Race Debates". Voice of America. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ Steger, Isabella (20 February 2019). "Chinese state media's latest innovation is an AI female news anchor". Quartz. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ^ Cleave, Iona (17 March 2023). "Can you spot what's wrong with this news anchor?". News.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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