Radio station uses AI to interview the ghost of a dead Nobel-winner with 3 quirky zoomers who don't exist, seems baffled people don't like it

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Just saying I think I could have seen that coming.

Radio station uses AI to interview the ghost of a dead Nobel-winner with 3 quirky zoomers who don't exist, seems baffled people don't like it

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Radio station uses AI to interview the ghost of a dead Nobel-winner with 3 quirky zoomers who don't exist, seems baffled people don't like it

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So this a terrible use case and clearly fake interviewing dead people is plain silly.
That being said, I do have quite a drive to do everyday and I end up listening to the radio whenever I get bored of audio books. I would absolutely love a system that would mix up my favorite songs with AI hosts talking about recent news and subjects I specifically care about.
- Genuine question, why not try different podcasts? There are a variety of subjects, and plenty that are current events/news related for niche communities. That doesn't mix music between episodes, but let's you find discussions on topics you're interested in.
  
  I'm mostly looking for something that will comb news sites and tech blogs an hour before I get up and make me curated daily commentary.
  I like podcasts but if I'm switching off audio books, it's mostly because I'm having trouble concentrating. Music with a news tidbit every 15 minutes isn't as taxing, specially on the drive back, but makes it a lot more interesting then just music alone.
  
  I primarily listen to podcasts when I'm driving, which isn't much as I work from home. Once I hit my "I need music" I am reminded how extremely happy I have been with SiriusXM for two decades. Octane, for example, is all music with occasional DJ chatting about something music related.
  If I load up the app, they have "only music" stations which is just a straight up list of song after song after song.
  Not an ad.. I genuinely love Sirius Octane! I have found so many new artists I would have never heard on FM radio.
  
  Briefly acquainted with Sirius a ways back, the talk radio was the best part. I liked the one hosted by Nancy Sinatra, her insights into her own life and her dad's legacy were fascinating. There would be a decent block of his music, then a bit of commentary. Her voice is actually soothing, but not so much that you get sleepy at all. Craig Ferguson did a show on Sirius a while back, high quality rambling and light on the interview topics.
  
  Ah, fair! For me, the switching between music and oration would be a bigger distraction than one or the other on their own.
- EMBRACE THE FUTURE GRANDAD
- It's not specifically what you are requesting, but your comment reminds me how much I enjoy Fallout Radio. Great songs interspersed with fictional hosts discussing all manner of things. It's just so nice to haveusic broken up with a little bit of banter.
  One of the greatest examples of the work and detail that went into the recent Fallout London mod are the custom radio stations with their fun hosts.
- Spotify has a playlist called Daily Drive that does exactly that. It creates a playlist of music you like then between songs will play news snippets from the day. It's pretty cool about half the time.
- "Fake" interviews with dead people is surprisingly a common thing in journalism.
  
  "Tabloids" was the word you were looking for.
- Spotifys AI DJ is almost there. He mixes songs you listen to and songs they think you'd like. I don't remember it ever really talking about the news though.
  
  That's not at all what they were talking about
  
  "I would absolutely love a system that would mix up my favorite songs with AI hosts", has nothing to do with an AI Dj I guess.
  
  They were saying they want the AI to tell them about relevant news in-between blocks of music, not that they want AI to pick the music for them.
  
  did you even read anything that was posted here?

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