I’ve been a freelance journalist for 10 years, usually writing for magazines and websites about cinema. I presented a morning show on Radio Kraków twice a week for about two years. It was only one part of my work, but I really enjoyed it. It was about culture and cinema, and featured a range of people, from artists to activists. I remember interviewing Ukrainians about the Russian invasion for the first programme I presented, back in 2022.
I was let go in August 2024, alongside a dozen co-workers who were also part-time. We were told the radio station was having financial problems. I was relatively OK with it, as I had other income streams. But a few months later I heard that Radio Kraków was launching programmes hosted by three AI characters. Each had AI-generated photographs, a biography and a specific personality. They called it an “experiment” aimed at younger audiences.
Anyone who thinks they can replace real people with AI slop is in for a rude awakening. While this stuff is interesting as a novelty it always gets boring very quickly. The stochastic parrot can only regurgitate existing content, not create anything original.
why do they post taunting articles like this in their news outlets
do they understand mortality or what
Consider:
“Capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction”
vs.
“Capitalism subsumes all critique.”