Venezuela is using news anchors generated with AI that appear realistic to protect journalists from crackdown.
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AI anchors help journalists avoid crackdown
Venezuela is using news anchors generated with AI that appear realistic. The anchors were created as part of an initiative dubbed “Operation Retweet” by Columbia-based organisation Connects, to publish news from a dozen independent media outlets in the country thereby protecting reporters as the government has launched a crackdown on journalists and protestors.
At least 10 journalists have been arrested in Venezuela since mid-June and eight remain imprisoned on charges including terrorism. Venezuelan authorities, meanwhile, are tightlipped about the AI journalism initiative.
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The platform has also restricted INR withdrawals to 66%, with the remaining frozen funds to be released after some different investigations/ disputes end. Meanwhile, customers have bombarded the platform’s CEO with everything from prayers and pleas to threats and insults, with many believing the current period of rising crypto prices will be by the time crypto withdrawals are enabled again.
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Brazil is one of the biggest markets for X, with tens of millions of users. Its block marked a dramatic escalation in a monthslong feud between Musk and de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.