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Zvezda TV

1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2025.

RussiaEuropeLocal / Independent
Cases
1
Active since
2025
Peak stage
4
Controversies
1

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production1

AI implementations

2025

'PolitStacker' (Политукладчик)

Weekly 40-minute satirical political show claimed to be generated by AI, featuring AI-generated host 'Natasha' (modeled on presenter Nataliya Metlina) and AI-generated deepfake videos of world leaders including Trump, Zelensky, Macron and von der Leyen in fabricated scenarios; Zvezda describes it as 'world's first television program created by artificial intelligence'""

Multimedia & Visual Production4 – Ways of Working1 – Fully AutomatedControversy
Tool: AI avatar generation"; deepfake video synthesis; neural network for topic selectionSource ↗

Context

Zvezda TV is one of 9 organizations in Russia documented in the index, which holds 9 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Multimedia & Visual Production, documented across 72 organizations worldwide.

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