Colombia is holding its congressional elections this Sunday, Mar. 8.
 

But, one of the headline-grabbing candidates is an avatar created with artificial intelligence.
 

Its name is Gaitana, an avatar created with artificial intelligence who is running for two seats, one in the Senate and one in the Chamber of Representative.

CGTN’s Michelle Begue has more from Bogota.

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