Title: Venezuelan News Agency Turns to AI-Generated Newscasts to Protect Journalists
In a move to counter the government crackdown following a disputed election, the new Venezuelan news service Connectas has started using artificial intelligence-generated newscasts. The use of AI avatars in YouTube and digital platform news reports aims to circumvent government censorship and repression. Connectas claims that while the avatars used in the news reports are fake, the news reports themselves are not.
The technology-driven newscasts feature a young man named El Pana or "friend" in Venezuelan slang, and a young woman called La Chama or "the girl." The AI-generated newscasts aim to offer relevant and accurate information while protecting journalists from the ongoing crackdown after the election.