- 'Utterly terrifying'

• 'Channel 1' will include a mix of digitally created avatars and 'digital doubles' 
• The company's eventual goal is to give each viewer a personalized broadcast 
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By PETER HESS and STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 17:03 GMT, 13 December 2023 | UPDATED: 21:32 GMT, 14 December 2023

Journalists have branded plans for artificial intelligence news anchors 'utterly terrifying' - as an LA-based channel looks set to launch them next year.

Channel 1 is using the tech to create digital humans to provide updates about what is happening across the world.

The station wants to launch them on free ad-supported streaming TV - including apps such as Crackle, Tubi, or Pluto - as early as February.

But the news has horrified reporters across the US, who warned it could 'have huge ramifications for an already depleted news industry.'

First AI-generated news anchors will debut on LA station next year

Some of Channel 1's anchors are 'digital doubles,' avatars created from a scan of an actual person. These anchors will read the news with a digitally generated voice