A news organization in Kuwait is using a virtual news announcer created with artificial intelligence (AI).
科威特一家新聞機構正在使用人工智能創建的虛擬新聞主持人。
The organization plans for it to present online news reports.
該機構計劃用該虛擬新聞主持人在線播報新聞。
"Fedha" appeared on the Twitter account of the Kuwait News website Saturday.
“費達”周六現身科威特新聞網站的推特賬戶上。
The AI's image was designed as female.
這位人工智能主持人以女性形象出現。
"I'm Fedha, the first presenter in Kuwait who works with artificial intelligence at Kuwait News. What kind of news do you prefer? Let's hear your opinions," the AI said in traditional Arabic.
該人工智能主持人用傳統的阿拉伯語說:“我是費達,是科威特新聞網首位由人工智能技術創建的主持人。你更喜歡哪種新聞?我們聽聽你的意見?!?/p>
The site is linked to the Kuwait Times, an English-language daily newspaper established in 1961.
該網站與1961年成立的英文日報《科威特時報》有關。
Abdullah Boftain is deputy editor-in-chief for both news sites.
阿卜杜拉·博夫坦是這兩個新聞網站的副總編輯。
He said the move is a test of AI's possibility to offer "new and innovative content."
他表示,此舉是對人工智能提供“創新內容”潛力的一次考驗。
In the future Fedha could speak using the Kuwaiti accent, he said.
他說,未來費達可以使用科威特方言說話。
Boftain added that it could soon present news reports on the site's Twitter account, which has 1.2 million followers.
博夫坦補充說,它可能很快就會在該網站的推特賬戶上發布新聞報道,該賬戶擁有120萬粉絲。
"Fedha is a popular, old Kuwaiti name that refers to silver, the metal.
“費達是一個很受歡迎的古老的科威特名字,指的是銀(金屬)。
We always imagine robots to be silver and metallic in color, so we combined the two," he said.
我們一直認為機器人是銀色和金屬色的,所以我們把兩者結合起來,”他說。
The AI presenter has light hair and light-colored eyes, representing the country's diverse population of Kuwaitis and foreigners, Boftain said.
博夫坦說,該人工智能主持人有淺色的頭發和淺色的眼睛,反映了這個國家人口的多樣性。
"Fedha represents everyone," he said.
“費達代表每個人,”他說。
The AI's first 13-second video led many people to post about it on social media, including reporters.
該人工智能主持人的第一段13秒的視頻吸引了包括記者在內的許多人在社交媒體上發布有關它的消息。
The quick rise of AI around the world has raised hopes that the technology can create many benefits.
人工智能在世界各地的迅速崛起讓人們對這項技術可以創造許多好處抱有希望。
But there are also fears AI could help spread disinformation, threaten some kinds of jobs and hurt artistic integrity.
但也有人擔心人工智能可能會幫助傳播虛假信息,威脅某些類型的工作,并損害藝術完整性。
Kuwait ranked 158 out of 180 countries and territories in the Reporters Without Borders 2022 Press Freedom Index.
無國界記者組織發布的2022世界新聞自由指數顯示,科威特在180個國家和地區中排名第158位。
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