1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2020.
Atameken Business (media holding) pioneered AI virtual news anchors in Kazakhstan: i-Sanj (launched 2020, modelled on actor Sanzhar Madi), the Kazakh-language i-Sana, then AI-Sel and AI-Dim. It fully automated its morning digest — dropping the announcer (диктор) and journalist roles, now handled by neural networks — and uses Google NotebookLM to parse world news and generate analytics, infographics and podcasts.
Atameken Business is one of 2 organizations in Kazakhstan documented in the index, which holds 2 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including AI Avatars / Synthetic Presenters, documented across 54 organizations worldwide.