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WELT TV Debuts KI-WELT Weekly AI-Produced News Program

Airing July 31 under human editorial supervision with an avatar based on reporter Paul Klinzing, KI-WELT delivers reports on topics including EU AI regulation, robotics innovations, future technologies.

WELT-Reporter Paul Klinzing stand Modell für den Avatar-Moderator bei „KI-WELT“
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Laura Dahlmeier

Overview

  • The pilot episode aired July 31 at 14:45 UTC, covering new EU proposals on AI rules and breakthroughs in industrial robotics.
  • Artificial intelligence manages every production stage—from topic selection and research to scriptwriting and studio presentation—while editors maintain oversight.
  • A computer-generated avatar modeled on WELT reporter Paul Klinzing presents the news with a synthetic voice and lifelike gestures.
  • New episodes will air every Thursday at the same time, and human anchors will continue to host WELT TV’s regular newscasts.
  • Jan Philipp Burgard described KI-WELT as an experiment to demonstrate AI’s current journalistic capabilities and encouraged embracing technological innovation.