A media company in Cleveland has launched RadioGPT, the world's first-ever radio platform powered by artificial intelligence. It could transform the broadcast industry.
Like a radio disc jockey, DJ offers a curated selection of music narrated by AI-powered spoken commentary.Futuri CEO Daniel Anstandig tells Axios his company created RadioGPT to "save radio, not compete with it."
"Our research shows that seven out of 10 air shifts around the world are already unmanned with generic production or voice tracking," Anstandig says. "What we're looking to do is augment a station's ability to fill its programming with more live and local content."Much as we've seen as ChatGPT has gained attention, RadioGPT raises concerns about AI costing people their jobs.
"What made terrestrial radio appealing was the unique personalities of disc jockeys," longtime Cleveland radio executive John Gorman, who ran stations like WMMS and oWow Radio, tells Axios. "You'll never be able to fully replace that."The technology will debut at actual radio stations in mid-April, including Portland-based Alpha Media, which owns and operates more than 200 stations in the U.S., and Rogers Sports & Media, which owns 55 across Canada.
Anstandig says he expects RadioGPT to be implemented by "several hundred" radio stations by year-end.Radio broadcasting companies could look to AI as a way to cut costs and improve efficiency in a
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