Weifang in East China's Shandong province launched a new program called AI Broadcast: Weifang Weekly Insights at the inauguration ceremony of Weifang Bohai International Communication Center on June 26.

It is the result of a collaboration between China Daily and Weifang, a city with a population of about 9.4 million, and utilizes the actual likeness of Douglas Dueno, a US expert at China Daily Website, integrating cutting-edge AI virtual human video generation technologies.

The virtual anchor can report news and introduce Weifang's culture in languages including English, French, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Italian.

The program is produced by China Daily AI Studio and China Daily Website.

The World Internet Conference (WIC) was established as an international organization on July 12, 2022, headquartered in Beijing, China. It was jointly initiated by Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT), China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Alibaba Group, Tencent, and Zhijiang Lab.