An in-depth version of Queen Elizabeth II is expected to deliver another message on Christmas Day this year in which she will issue a “strong warning” about the rapid spread of false news and disinfection in digital time.
The four-minute film will be broadcast on Channel 4 while the Queen gives her traditional Christmas speech on the BBC and ITV ITV,
“For almost seventy years, I have kept a tradition of talking to you at Christmas,” the digitally created monarch, heard by actress Debra Stephenson, says, according to the pf transcript of the speech released by Channel 4.
“But on the BBC, I’ve never been able to speak clearly and wholeheartedly. So, I’m grateful to Channel 4 for giving me the opportunity to say whatever I like, without anyone putting my words in my mouth. ”
The in-depth “Queen” will also share her views on the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – from the UK, saying, “There aren’t many things that hurt more than someone saying tell you that they would prefer a Canadian company, ”she said, before embarking on TikTok dancing.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on the video.
Experts have warned of the rapid advances in artificial intelligence technology and machine learning, which means that it is now possible to create hyper-rational video content, by tuning voices and other effects. , and use it to disseminate misinformation.
Channel Kat’s program director Ian Katz described deepfake technology as the “scary new frontier” in the battle between misinformation and reality. “The other Christmas speech this year – apparently delivered by one of the most experienced and trusted people in the country – is a powerful reminder that we cannot trust our own eyes.”
However, BBC Royal Journalist Nicholas Witchell, who watched the speech, said it was not a particularly good report. “The voice feels what it is – a rather poor attempt to recite it. What makes it difficult is to use video technology to try to blend her lips with the words being spoken, ”he wrote in a post.
Others took to Twitter to hit the video, with many saying it was both rude and disrespectful to mock the head of state.