Edmonton music station's AI host part of growing trend | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-music-station-s-ai-host-part-of-growing-trend-1.7622032

"It's in a time slot that previously didn't have a DJ, so no staffing impacts," a spokesperson said in an email.

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floofloof@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 359d

The trend is called enshittification.

non_burglar@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 359d (1 reply)

"Don't. Praise. The machine."

9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 358d

The simpsons predicted everything

grte@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 358d

part of growing trend

That growing trend? Eviscerating the consumer base that makes a consumption based economy function.

“It’s in a time slot that previously didn’t have a DJ, so no staffing impacts,”

For now. They are obviously testing the response.

Binzy_Boi@piefed.ca · -1 pts · 359d (1 reply)
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Cnkcv@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 359d

The issue is, that's the ideal spot for someone just getting into the business. Similar to a junior software engineer. If we start eliminating all the junior positions, it won't be long before we have no one qualified for the senior ones.