The MFA introduced on May 1 Victoria Shi, a "digital person" set to make official statements on behalf of the ministry. The digital spokeswoman dressed in a dark suit gesticulates with her hands and moves her head as she speaks, as shown in a presentation posted on social media. Victoria's name is based on the English word "victory" and "shtuchniy intelekt," the Ukrainian term for AI.
According to the MFA, its use of Shi to read its statements was "the first time in history" a foreign affairs ministry did so. But the ministry clarified that the statements Shi would read would still be written by humans.
The MFA's press service also attested to this, telling Agence France-Presse that the digital spokeswoman's statements won't be generated by AI, but "written and verified by real people." It added: "It's only the visual part that the AI helps us to generate."
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba lauded Shi, describing the new digital spokeswoman as a "technological leap that no diplomatic service in the world has yet made." According to him, the main reason for creating the digital spokeswoman was to "save time and resources" for diplomats....<<<Read More>>>...
