Martin Österdahl, the government supervisor of the Eurovision Tune Contest, made statements concerning the use of synthetic intelligence.
Martin Österdahl mentioned Eurovision ought to “develop into buddies” with Artificial Intelligence, as the contest explores alternatives to use machine studying in stay broadcast manufacturing.
Final 12 months, the Junior Eurovision Tune Contest made headlines when the artists’ pre-efficiency postcards featured very apparent makes use of of AI content material creation.
The use of AI by Spanish broadcaster RTVE has divided followers, with many expressing concern on social media that this 12 months’s Eurovision Tune Contest in Basel may also characteristic AI.
When requested by The Euro Journey whether or not RTVE’s AI methods can be used once more by this 12 months’s Eurovision broadcaster SRG SSR, Österdahl dominated it out, saying: “Not in that means, no.”
In the identical The Euro Journey podcast, Martin Österdahl was requested whether or not the use of AI is helpful or not for Eurovision.
“The Eurovision Tune Contest is sprung out of a ridge which is to have a good time and to maneuver technological advances ahead in a contest and a company which may be very humane, based mostly on human values. We simply have to determine learn how to make AI our pal. It’s not going to go away, we all know that. I’ve three youngsters who’re already utilizing AI for various issues. We’ve to determine learn how to develop into buddies with it and use it to the finest of our benefit, and in step with the values that we now have.”
The Co-Govt Producer of this 12 months’s Eurovision Tune Contest Reto Peritz has confirmed that he and his crew are in dialogue with the EBU to guard the competitors from harmful makes use of of synthetic intelligence.
“That is half of the guidelines, or ought to be half of the guidelines. The host broadcaster shouldn’t be concerned in the guidelines – they’re made by the EBU and all the members of the EBU. No matter the guidelines say, we are going to comply with of course. At SRG – our broadcaster – we now have very strict AI guidelines relating to information and magazines, and likewise for leisure. We’re discussing this with the EBU at the second.”
You possibly can take heed to to full podcast episode under.
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