Xinhua News Agency debuts AI news anchors

Xinhua has developed AI news anchors that are digital composites of real presenters. These virtual anchors use deep learning to animate facial expressions and mouth movements, and they can read any text provided by human editors using synthetic voices. Xinhua's AI anchors deliver news in English and Chinese, operating 24/7 to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

What are AI news anchors primarily composed of?

• Holograms

• Robotic machines

• Human actors

• Digital composites

How do AI anchors mimic human facial expressions?

• With pre-recorded videos

• Using deep learning techniques

• Through manual animation

• By copying real-time human movements

What is the source of the synthetic voices used by AI anchors?

• Text-to-speech software

• Voice actors

• Composite audio from human anchors

• Computer-generated algorithms

In which languages do Xinhua's AI anchors deliver news?

• Spanish and German

• English and Chinese

• Chinese and French

• English and Spanish

What is one claimed benefit of using AI anchors according to Xinhua?

• Increased viewer engagement

• Reduced production costs

• Higher quality news content

• More diverse news topics