In June, a Portland radio station debuted the world’s first radio DJ powered by artificial intelligence.
The radio station, Live 95.5, is using the station’s midday host Ashley Elzinga for the identity and voice of the AI DJ. The synthetic voice is similar to the real thing but introduces itself as AI Ashley so listeners know an AI is speaking. AI Ashley will broadcast to listeners every day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The station noted that AI Ashley is not fully replacing “traditional” Ashley and is not being implemented to cut costs. Instead, it is being used as an efficient tool for radio hosts to have in their toolset.
As Alpha Media’s EVP of Content, Phil Becker, explained, “It’s a hybrid situation where we’ll have traditional Ashley on during some segments, and we’ll have AI Ashley on during other segments. In an instance where AI Ashley would be broadcasting, the traditional Ashley might be doing something in the community, managing social posts or working on digital assets or the other elements that come with the job.”
We made history as the world's first radio station with an AI DJ! Our midday host Ashley has become AI Ashley! We can’t wait for you to meet Ashley, the world's first artificially intelligent DJ. As to the intelligence of our other DJ’s…we’ll save that for another post ;) pic.twitter.com/CtlMhYU0IO
— Live 95.5 (@live955) June 13, 2023
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