AI is Taking Over News Stations in India - The Future Of News Anchoring Doesn't Look Good

"The influence of artificial intelligence in the media industry is

expanding faster than ever, and it has now made its way to the news anchors' desks in India. This past April, in a sweeping turn of events for the country, AI-generated anchors were introduced. One of the most popular of these recent AI anchors is called Lisa. Over the past few months, she has taken on the role of a newscaster for a local Eastern Indian broadcasting station, Odisha TV.

If you didn’t look past the first glance, you’d think Lisa was a human news presenter. However, when you look a little bit closer, it becomes instantly clear that her slow-moving eyes and choppy motions are disturbing.

Odisha TV's Twitter account features videos of Lisa presenting the news, but there's no specific mention that she is AI-generated. The seamless integration of AI anchors into the news landscape may mark the beginning of a new era in media presentation.

Of course, this isn’t good news for newscasting professionals.

Stranger yet is that Lisa isn’t unique. In fact, she’s just one of the many AI-generated presenters found in newsrooms across the Asian continent, from China to Kuwait to Indonesia. The evolution of media AI is in full swing." YachtAndCars