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Re:We let AIs run radio stations by themafia on Monday May 18, 2026 @04:26PM (#48185116)
Out of all the jobs that "need to be replaced by AI" the guy serving my local community and spinning records was not one of them.
Re:We let AIs run radio stations by andy99 on Monday May 18, 2026 @04:38PM (#48185285)
It’s amazing how many people have completely misunderstood the article
Re:We let AIs run radio stations by themafia on Monday May 18, 2026 @08:15PM (#48187672)
> This is our latest project at Andon Labs, where we’re exploring what happens when AI runs real businesses autonomously.

What did I misunderstand? What they did or why they did it? It seems to me that I understood it perfectly or they've explained it terribly.

> Now, though, we wanted to see if they could run a company in the media sector.

It's amazing how many people think doing one job is "running a company." I've worked in radio. What happens in the studio is 5% of it. The staff in that room certainly gets less than 5% of the revenue.

The most popular formats are news and talk. For a reason. It's almost as if the people at this lab lack a fundamental understanding of how the world around them works. I would solve that immediate problem before I go about imagining ways "AI" can replace anything in any capacity.

Finally, I apologize, I'm just not willing to suspend basic disbelief because "AI" is unaccountably involved.

Re:We let AIs run radio stations by lobf on Monday May 18, 2026 @11:03PM (#48188699)
Maybe read the article? They explain that it’s (trying) to do much more business-work outside of the studio.
Re:We let AIs run radio stations by Melatonic on Monday May 18, 2026 @05:24PM (#48185876)
Seriously - did anyone here actually even read it?