BBC Audio | CrowdScience | Could AI present CrowdScience?

BBC Audio | CrowdScience | Could AI present CrowdScience?

Listener Po Chin from Taiwan hopes that Crowdscience will remain created by humans. But wonders: could it ever be hosted by Artifical Intelligence? Don’t worry – there are no plans to replace the team with machines. But to better understand this technology, presenter Caroline Steel investigates how good an AI version of herself would really…

BBC World Service’s Witness History to launch first AI-animated video episodes

BBC World Service’s Witness History to launch first AI-animated video episodes

The BBC World Service programme Witness History will release five animated video adaptations of recent episodes, created using generative AI technology. This marks a first for the BBC World Service, as it explores new ways to bring its journalism to audiences worldwide. The first animated episode, The World’s First Labradoodle, is now available on the…

Spotlight on digital innovation as Media Cymru partner with BBC Cymru Wales to fund R&D

Spotlight on digital innovation as Media Cymru partner with BBC Cymru Wales to fund R&D

Media Cymru has invested £80,000 across five Welsh companies to research and develop innovative digital content for YouTube audiences, in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales. The Wales-based production companies – each awarded £16,000 – will creatively reimagine existing content for the online platform, thinking about how their returning series for BBC Cymru Wales can be…