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This won't hilariously backfire at all...

"they intend to re-create events not captured by camera using generative AI,"

That's going to cause all sorts of problems.

Wonderful. Nothing will help people differentiate between real, trustworthy news and fake opinion-laden disinformation like AI generated people and content!

/s for the kids in the back.

Couldn't be any worse than the current model for televised news, which is 2-4 buzzword parrots all attempting to shout over each other without ever attempting to address what the others are saying.

Being human doesn't make it good.

Wake me up when there's a better medium than just plain text.

If they make one of them look and speak like Morbo the Annihilator, I might actually watch.

Like, with the anti-human sentiment and everything.

First Anchor: And today, a local law firm files the first lawsuit in a series over a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe.

Morbo: Next time, we will put the salmonella in more than just the canteloupe.

or maybe:

Morbo: Canteloupe tonight, Bridegroom has the runs!

............what the fuck is Channel 1?

Hello, I'm Eliza Cassan, and this is a Channel 1 breaking news announcement.

A crackpot video game nerd caused a viral sensation when he livestreamed himself blocking traffic in Times Square, shouting loudly that reality is actually just following the script of some video game from the 1990's, before consuming 10 vials of Zyme, assaulting a pigeon, and then dying of a heart attack.

Onlookers reactions were varied, but most continued on perfectly linear paths, walking by the incident without seeming to notice it.

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Things are starting to get weird faster than I thought wierd would get here.

This felt a lot like Naked News but y'know I'd rather look at titties while being given a bland delivery and near robotic gestures.

But AI, so I'm sure naked AI news anchors are right around the corner.

This tech is going to completely derail communication and discussion in modern society and all people here are talking about is how weird they look or how it's "the same" as news already. That's...not great.

Fucking hell we're at the point of having Eliza Cassan from Deus Ex Human Revolution be reality aren't we

Deus Ex predicted the future once again.

I bet these ones will do exactly what they are told

I nominate this for worst idea of the decade.

Okay... so honest question: how long did it take for you to close the linked video?

In my case it was about 45 seconds. The weird hands/body language creeped me out and when combined with the synthetic voices I just couldn't take it.

Yeah, In gonna need names of everyone who contributed a dollar to that before I use it as a news source.

More and more, the human element is being removed from the news. The most horrific events will be reported by blank-faced robots with no empathy to human emotions, at least in AI channels. Imagine what kind of emotional intelligence future people will have when they constantly hear stories from poker-faced (and voiced) human-like images.

Their hand moments took me out instantly. Just the same opening and closing of hands with some variation thrown it made it feel weird.

Makes complete sense. I feel zero loyalty or trust towards what anchors are reading from a prompt. Save money and show me random ai generated ones. Better yet let me choose. I'll pick new ones each

This is wild. I almost wonder if it’s actually a real thing or an elaborate hoax. It’s impressive in either case.

As far as the concept of AI news, there are obvious drawbacks but also some advantages. In particular, the anchors are less animated and emotional, which eliminates quite a bit of bias. Cable news anchors with their incredulity, snide remarks, and expressions have done a lot to help ruin the news. That alone can easily undermine a story or a guest in a way that causes the audience to pick a side.

The idea of using AI to scour public records and create stories is another really cool idea. There’s so much out there and not enough reporters with the time or inclination to investigate everything.

I’m not too keen on the AI generated imagery, although traditional news outlets essentially do the same thing. It’s a dangerous thing to be presented with artificial pictures and videos in a news format. Before long, you can’t distinguish between reality and artificial, which is more or less the same problem a significant portion of the country has had since the 2016 election. In that case, they were mostly fed stupid memes and fabricated stories on social media. This is a completely different level. In the wrong hands, this is a weapon of mass destruction.

Uh oh

I've never heard of channel 1 in the usa, so VERY HEAVILY assume this is fake

If it means the end of overpaid talking heads then I’m all for it.

What if AI generates ugly people?

bravisimo !!!! why paying to have real humans to say the news, when AI can do it for you? right ? it does not sound dystopian at all, just AI, that will tell you what ever they want it to tell you!(not that now this in't happening.)\

Edit: I didn't mention legislation's, like they don't exist, jobs like this one will be lost, and no one will do something because some politicians will benefit from that. And maybe this is the beginning, wait till they start with other jobs(starting if not started).