**’Morning Wide’ selects virtual human Jane as a new corner reporter**
SBS TV’s ‘Morning Wide’ has established a virtual human corner for the first time in a live broadcast.
SBS announced on the 12th, “Since last month, the third part of ‘Morning Wide’ has been broadcasting a ‘special information useful to know’ corner hosted by virtual human Jane every Monday.”
Jane is a virtual human created by Pulse Nine, a company specializing in AI graphics.He is also a member of the virtual human girl group ‘Eternity’. In April of last year, the music video ‘Paradise’ was released.
The production team said, â??It is not easy to use virtual humans using AI technology in terrestrial live broadcasting. It is necessary to connect the AI â??â??computer program and the companyâ??s system for transmission, and the AI â??â??sensor detects the face, and the audio delay between the host and the virtual human. ) You always have to pay attention to coordination.â?
He also said, “The directors of the technical team, camera team, and lighting team responded as it was a new attempt. We were able to settle the corner while solving problems through continuous rehearsals and exchanges of opinions even before the corner started.”
Regarding the background of planning the virtual human corner, “Due to the nature of live broadcasting that delivers various information every day, whenever we plan a new corner, we look for ‘something new’. I came up with artificial intelligence (AI) and planned this corner,” he explained.
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