Government tells TV channels to limit AI to ‘assistive capacity’. Does that rule out AI anchors?

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has asked private satellite TV channels to limit their use of artificial intelligence (AI) to an “assistive capacity” in an advisory that names “virtual news presentations” among the uses requiring caution. The advisory does not define assistive use or clarify whether the guidance covers AI news anchors, which channels including Aaj Tak, News18 and Odisha TV use to present bulletins and conduct interviews. MIB’s own broadcaster, Doordarshan (DD)