ZDF извинилась перед зрителями в «heute journal» за ошибки в сегменте об операциях ICE США. Заместитель главного редактора Anne Gellinek назвала это «двойной ошибкой», включающей изображения, сгенерированные ИИ, и неверные архивные кадры. Вещатель подчеркнул, что контент ИИ недопустим в новостных репортажах.
Во вторник вечером ZDF извинилась в «heute journal» за ошибки в сегменте предыдущего дня об операциях Службы иммиграционного и таможенного контроля США (ICE). Ведущая и заместитель главного редактора Anne Gellinek назвала это «двойной ошибкой» и прямо попросила прощения у зрителей. The first error involved the use of images and videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI). According to the broadcaster, the deployment of such content in news reporting is not possible, except when the segment explicitly addresses AI fakes. In that case, labeling alone would not have sufficed. Previously, ZDF had admitted in a press release that the AI images should have been labeled, but this had not happened due to technical issues during the transfer of the segment. The second error was a scene showing real footage from 2022 that came from a different context and did not depict the current ICE operation. Gellinek described these as 'craftsmanship errors,' which were particularly painful because the ZDF news team invests significant effort in verified information. 'That did not succeed this time,' she said. 'For that, I ask you, our viewers, as ZDF news chief, for explicit forgiveness. This segment did not meet our high standards.' In the ZDF Mediathek, an altered version of the broadcast became available, where the AI images were replaced with other video sequences and stills. A note was overlaid on parts of the segment stating that the video had been changed for editorial reasons.
