CCTV Finance Launches AI Anchors for Two Sessions with Ant Lingjing Digital Human Platform's Technical Support
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Remember the 'Digital Torchbearer' that amazed the world during the Hangzhou Asian Games opening ceremony? Now, AI anchors built with the same technology have debuted on CCTV Finance!
During this year's Two Sessions, CCTV Finance New Media has 'replicated' AI anchors—Xiaotian and Xiaodong—based on CCTV hosts Guo Ruotian and Meng Zhandong. Throughout the Two Sessions, Xiaotian and Xiaodong will provide 24/7 answers to user questions in fields such as economics, industry, and tourism, offering 'round-the-clock availability, lifelike appearances, and real-time responses,' delivering a fresh visual and interactive experience. For example, if you want to know 'Which investment directions are worth considering in 2024? What are the trending industries in 2024? What policy support exists for technological innovation?' and other questions, you can click 'Welcome to Ask the Two Sessions AI Anchors' on the CCTV Finance app to get instant answers. (Image: CCTV Finance's AI anchors Xiaotian and Xiaodong replicated from real hosts)
According to reports, the AI anchors for CCTV Finance's Two Sessions coverage are powered by Ant Lingjing Digital Human Platform, utilizing cutting-edge digital human technologies including virtual avatar driving, dynamic neural radiance fields, and pre-trained speech synthesis. These technologies provide significant advantages in digital human modeling accuracy and dynamic detail effects while effectively reducing training data requirements. With these technologies, only 5 minutes of video data is needed to "replicate" an AI anchor, achieving high modeling precision, complete dynamic details, natural pronunciation, and high fidelity.
(Image: Demonstration of Ant Lingjing Digital Human Platform's dynamic pre-trained neural radiance field technology) In the AI era, the field of news reporting is continuously exploring innovative approaches in content presentation and interactive formats. The newly launched AI anchor by CCTV Finance, with its 'real-person' appearance and 24/7 interactive capabilities, represents a novel model for news reporting. Leveraging AI technology not only enhances the efficiency of news reporting but also allows journalists to focus more on creative work, thereby delivering higher-quality content.
It is reported that the Ant Lingjing Digital Human Platform previously facilitated the 'Digital Torchbearer' relay event during the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, engaging over 100 million participants. The platform's self-developed 3D engine ensured smooth operation on 97% of mobile devices. Additionally, the Ant Lingjing Digital Human Platform has assisted Jiangxi Province in creating China's first government service digital human 'Xiao Gan Shi' and Zhejiang Province's digital health assistant 'An Zhen Er,' among others, aiming to address everyday challenges faced by the public. Recently, the dynamic neural rendering method DynTet and the digital human motion generation model technology developed by the Ant Lingjing Digital Human Platform were both recognized at the international AI top conference CVPR24, affirming their technological leadership.