Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces AI avatar Victoria, who will be responsible for the ministry's press service

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has presented the AI avatar Victoria.

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The avatar will be responsible for the Ministry's press service and deal with consular issues for Ukrainians abroad. By the way, the digital avatar was created on the basis of Ukrainian singer and blogger Rosalie Nombre, who agreed to become a prototype for the AI avatar.

"My name symbolises our main goal - the victory of Ukraine - and my surname is the artificial intelligence that created me. My job will be to provide the public with up-to-date and verified information from the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. I will provide journalists with news about the work of consuls to protect the rights and interests of Ukrainian citizens abroad, respond to incidents or emergencies, and other news," said Victoria Shi, the MFA's spokesperson for consular affairs, in her welcome video message.

Viktoriya Shi's comments will be published on the official resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, its website and social media pages.

"The use of an AI-generated digital persona for consular commentary is primarily about saving time and resources for the MFA. Real diplomats will be able to be more effective and focus on other tasks to help citizens," said Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

It is important to note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also provided several levels of protection for Victoria Shi against digital fakes. Each original video of the consular representative has a QR code that leads to the text version of the same commentary on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In case of absence of such a QR code or transition to any other website, the video is not considered authentic.

Source: mfa