nick bilton predicts AI news anchors will replace 40% of TV journalists by 2035
A shocking new forecast from tech futurist nick bilton has media execs scrambling: within the next decade, AI-powered digital anchors will handle nearly half of all broadcast news segments, from local weather updates to breaking political reports. Bilton’s analysis, published in his latest think piece, argues that hyper-realistic avatars trained on millions of hours of human footage will not only cut production costs by 80% but also eliminate bias and fatigue—sparking fierce debates over job security and journalistic integrity. While early pilots are already testing in small markets, Bilton warns that viewers will soon struggle to tell real reporters from their synthetic counterparts, forcing a new era of digital transparency laws.