Rise of AI newsbots shakes up India's media landscape – Nikkei Asia

Virtual anchors mean no 'ego hassles' in newsrooms, but will they kill jobs?
NEW DELHI — When Indian broadcaster Odisha TV introduced a new anchor earlier this month, she garnered mixed reviews, from “pathbreaking” to “robotic” and “emotionless.”
The channel’s head, Jagi Mangat Panda, hailed her debut as “a milestone in broadcasting TV and digital journalism.”
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