iHeart jobs cull: Over 50 DJs and employees out as firm cites ‘significant investment’ in Artificial Intelligence

There’s been a lot of debate about the impact Artificial Intelligence will have in the music industry in areas like songwriting and production, record deals and the sync business. Some prominent voices have argued that AI is nothing for the music business to be scared of – and that it should be embraced. This might seem a rather unconvincing point of view today if you’re a radio DJ employed by US broadcast giant iHeartMedia. Or, more accurately, a radio DJ who used to be employed by iHeartMedia