Sri Lanka Rupavahini introduces AI news anchors in a broadcasting first

May 6, 2024 at 12:21 PM

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has debuted two artificial intelligence (AI) newscasters on its main news broadcast, marking a significant innovation in local broadcasting technology.

This historic broadcast featured the AI versions of Chaminda Gunarathne and Nishadi Bandaranayake, two of SLRC’s most popular news anchors, who presented a feature story on Sunday night’s newscast entirely in Sinhala. 

This event marks the first instance in the country where a news segment was conducted using AI technology in the Sinhala language. (Newswire)