[Discussion] AI Tech used on china's News Anchor

[AlexOak]

Article:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/18074806/ai-news-anchor-china-xinhua-digital-composite

 

Video of the "AI New Anchor"

Like the title says this is a Discussion on how AI Technology is advancing to the point, in this case china state media might end up using it more often to the point that one will not notice,if its the real person or just the AI.

Note: In the video only the mouth was edit according to the verge article.

 

What do you think will end up happening within the next few years. If this starts to become the trend in media and entertainment industry ?

Edited November 10, 2018 by AlexOak
changed title

[poochyena]

I'm not sure what the significance of this is.

[Shreyas1]

doesn't sound too realistic, sounds like an old text to speech program

[corrado33]

54 minutes ago, Shreyas1 said:

doesn't sound too realistic, sounds like an old text to speech program

I disagree, it's lightyears ahead of the old text to speech programs. It's on the verge of sounding "normal".

 

I find it funny that it has a a Chinese accent, but only for certain words ("Uninterrupted")

[Tech_Dreamer]

is this Anime IRL?