Journalists are concerned that they may soon be replaced by AI-generated anchors and reporters who deliver news that is informative and unbiased.
Channel 1 showcases their AI-generated reporters in a slick new video. The anchors look real enough to be human.
The video, posted on Twitter/X on Dec. 12, has over 1.6 million views.
See the highest quality AI footage in the world.
? – Our generated anchors deliver stories that are informative, heartfelt and entertaining.
Watch the showcase episode of our upcoming news network now. pic.twitter.com/61TaG6Kix3
— Channel 1 (@channel1_ai) December 12, 2023
The station noted, “We have both fully generated and digital double anchors. All of the voices are generated.”
Journalists are justifiably nervous that AI-generated reporters may soon take their jobs.
One Twitter/X user asked Channel 1: “Is this a problem that needed solving? Is this adding any value into the world?”
Others complained that Channel 1 will use legacy news sources to “regurgitate” the news.
One user asked: “Will it be possible for it [to] break news stories first? What about investigative journalism, is it possible for AI like this to do investigative journalism?”
It claims that it will be trustworthy and unbiased, but isn't it just essentially regurgitating news from other news sources? A lot of what some people consider to be a trustworthy news source, others might consider propaganda. Also, if it is relying on other news sources, will…
— Daniel Morgan (@DanielM51664716) December 13, 2023
This is some scary stuff. It's literally getting harder and harder to tell what's real.
— Glacial Emperor (@chillpenguin64) December 13, 2023
Biased algorithms will twist and eventually obliterate truth.
Next will be AI detection programs, similar to virus protection programs to tell us when we are seeing these AI news programs so we can block them.— Mark Anthony Hoffman (@MarkAHoffman2) December 13, 2023
Is there a solution to distinguish between fakenews and real news?
— Mókus (@kryptomokus) December 13, 2023
