Can you tell the difference? First AI newsreader looks UNCANNILY like real deal

Rather than creating a whole 3D model, the agency has crafted a photorealistic version of the presenters and simply animated their facial features. Michael Wooldridge, a Professor at the University of Oxford, said the result is mixed. He explained: "It's quite difficult to watch for more than a few minutes. It's very flat, very single-paced, it's not got rhythm, pace or emphasis. "If you're just looking at animation you've completely lost that connection to an anchor." Noel Sharkey, a robotics professor at the University of Sheffield, was slightly more impressed. He said it was a "good first effort.