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- Chinese state media outlet People's Daily has unveiled its digital news anchor, who'll be online 24/7.
- The AI-driven chatbot claims to have learned the skills of "thousands of news anchors."
- It's so far only been able to answer pre-set questions with propaganda-driven responses.
China has unveiled its latest digital news anchor, an "artificial intelligence" entity that claims to provide 24/7 news coverage.
The anchor, a virtual young woman called Ren Xiaorong, introduced herself to Weibo, China's version of Twitter, in a video published on Sunday by state media People's Daily.