BLM approves Germany's first AI radio station - Absolut Radio AI - hosted by artificial intelligence, managed by humans

18.10.2024 - Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany

At its meeting on 17 October, the Media Council of the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for New Media (BLM) approved the broadcasting of Absolut Radio AI by Antenne Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG to broadcast the Absolut Radio AI programme. This is the first ever case of approval for a national radio station designed and presented by artificial intelligence (AI). The regional centre is responsible, as Antenne Deutschland is based in Garching near Munich. ‘kAI’, an artificial intelligence, hosts the programme 24 hours a day. Since August 2024, he has been supported by the presenter ‘AIleen’, an AI with a female voice. The slogan ‘Absolut Radio AI - artificial intelligence presents here’ is clearly audibly broadcast. The station has been broadcast regionally via DAB+ in the Braunschweig area since the end of August 2023.

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