By the time I sat down to watch, the twist had already been spoiled for me. I knew from the get-go that the woman presenting the show wasn't real. Instead, she was AI dressed in a smart suit with a pitch-perfect British television accent – serious, soft and southern.

UK broadcaster Channel 4 said its use of an AI presenter in its latest Dispatches documentary was a first in TV history. (Russian state media may have a prior claim .) The deepfake technology behind it generated a believable television presenter, who would have been entirely forgettable if it hadn't been for the novelty of the stunt. I'm not sure it's an experiment worth repeating.

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