Radio station secretly used AI host for 6 months

[Kyng]

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-ra...39399.html

An Australian radio station is facing backlash after using an AI-generated host for the last six months without disclosing it.

Australian Radio Network’s CADA station, which broadcasts in Sydney and on the iHeartRadio app, created a host called Thy using artificial intelligence software developed by voice cloning firm ElevenLabs.

The Workdays with Thy show presented music for four hours a day from Monday to Friday, but did not mention on its website or promotional materials that Thy was not a real person.

“If your day is looking a bit bleh, let Thy and CADA be the energy and vibe to get your mood lifted,” the show’s page states.

Thy’s true identity only emerged after Sydney-based writer Stephanie Coombes questioned whether Thy was a real person.

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Well, this is worrisome - not only because people would do this without disclosing it, but because the AI was apparently good enough to allow them to get away with this for six months, without anybody noticing .

Can't imagine their viewership will trust them again after this, though!

[Velocity Girl]

6 months is a pretty long time for getting away with it... It's scary how good (quote on quote) AI can be

[Bryn]

What a way to deceive its listeners...

[slooroo]

I immediately thought of Radio New Vegas and thought the idea was interesting although doing it without telling people isn't very ethical.