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Canadian Music Week: How artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize radio


TORONTO — As a medium known for its engaging on-air personalities who are able to connect with listeners and create an atmosphere of intimacy, the spectre of artificial intelligence being employed by radio stations may worry many.However, no one should feel threatened that AI is going to take over anyone’s job in the newsroom or sales department at the radio station — instead, AI holds the promise of making some programming jobs easier, while also providing better tools to prove the effectiveness of radio campaigns to advertisers. That was the message from a panel of radio experts at the recent...