Nepal Police’s AI Traffic Video Goes Viral, Wins Public Praise

Kathmandu. The Nepal Police's official social media accounts posted a short video uploaded on Friday, and it’s currently generating a lot of buzz online. Released simultaneously on Facebook with over 2 million followers, YouTube and Instagram, each with more than 100,000 subscribers/followers, X with 900,000 followers, and TikTok with about 150,000 followers, the video takes a fresh approach to increasing public awareness and deviates from conventional techniques. 

The video, made using artificial intelligence (AI), has garnered the attention of the general public. In the 53-second video, the various lane markings on the road and their purposes are explained in an engaging way.

The broken white line seen on the road indicates that one can change lanes after looking left and right and using signals, while the continuous white line indicates a strict prohibition on overtaking or changing lanes. Similarly, the double white line in the middle of a road, which is considered risky, indicates that overtaking, turning, and changing lanes are not allowed there.

The video also highlights the importance of the yellow lines marking the road's edge and the zebra crossing that helps pedestrians cross the road safely.

The Nepal Police have closely adhered to the most recent AI trend of giving any inanimate objects a human-like appearance and using gestures to make them “speak” in order to provide information about them. People have noted that viewers can readily understand the message when even road signs are personified and teach regulations, and this attempt has been welcomed.

Some people have also questioned on social media, “Why didn't the traffic police make the video by standing by themselves?”, to which the general audience has responded. “Nowadays, it has become essential to use new trends to capture people's attention. If any traffic police had stood and simply taught the rules, perhaps many would have skipped that video and moved on. But, this AI-used trending video succeeded in grabbing the attention of scrolling viewers,” wrote Facebook user Mahesh Acharya.

Some users praised the video as an example of how technology can be used correctly and positively, especially at a time when AI is often misused for misinformation and character assassination on social media. 

The use of animation and AI has allowed people, especially from young children to the elderly, to understand traffic rules clearly and quickly, leading many to call it an ‘excellent concept.’ Some users have appealed to everyone to follow the rules, calling it a ‘Public interest message from Gen-Z Police.’ However, some pointed out minor technical errors, such as AI creating scenes where two-way traffic appears in a single lane. Overall, though, the concept and the style of message delivery have captured a lot of attention.

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