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I would consider the fourth point at this link https://www.shellypalmer.com/2023/02/ai-detectors-unreliable/ .
Who is accountable for any biases and prejudices produced by AI-generated presenters?
The "Elton OOPS" track illustrates the announcer referring to the artist's personal sexual preference which was IRRELEVANT to presenting the artist's music.
It may well also be dangerous to refer to, or use, derogatory language about the artist's ethnic origin or disability.
It is dangerous to the licence holder who may be accountable to anti-discrimination and human rights tribunals.
On the other hand the program output may be include biographical information which may include the ethnic/cultural origins and/or disability about artists for example Dr Gurrumul (RIP), Jeff St. John (RIP), Ian Drury (RIP).
As I commented on a recent article on this site about AI bots used for the analysis and presentation of program content the danger of many stations using the same bots resulting in a bland presentation in a saturated market.
It seems that AI presented info will sound OK for linking tracks with announcements and minimal or nil commentary.
But where is the spontaneity of a live Ward Pally Austin or Doug. Mulray?
AI is may work for news bulletins linking stories but not for spoken word content including interviews, documenatries and talkback.
Thank you,
Anthony of let's not get overboard with novelty, Belfield, in the land of the Wangal and Darug Peoples of the Eora Nation.
The threatened invasion of AI into entertainment spaces simply means we humans have to lift our standards.
And after a long time of throw-away song breaks, client written commercials, recycled 1960s radio competitions - a lift in human standards on air is a good thing.
Don't mean to generalise but .... a lot of American presenters (particularly those with low pitched voices and slow speech) kind of sound a little like AI anyway.
In my view, the quality of, and engagement created by, Aussie, Kiwi and Brit presenters is considerably higher than that in the US.
I have played with quite a few AI speech products and none of the sensibly priced one are acceptable for our markets.