Special episode: Death by a thousand bots

Special episode: Death by a thousand bots

Author: Game Changers: Radio April 25, 2025 Duration: 48:21

The reviews are in on Australia's first robojock who's been hosting a music shift on CADA for the last 6 months….she sounds awful. Sorry Thy.

We discuss the fall-out and ramifications of ARN's first attempt at AI announcer integration and would love it to be the start of a conversation with you as to whether AI announcing should be a part of the industry's future.

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