As if OAPs and Radio Show hosts needed another reason to be worried about their jobs, (1st reason being the automation software), then came Denise!
Denise is a "virtual DJ" who made "her" debut in 2011 on KROV/San Antonio in the USA.
"Denise" is actually a virtual assistant software and according to it's maker Guile3D:
"Denise works with an adaptive Artificial Intelligence Brain, that can learn by itself and be customized by user. Her main function is to assist users in human-computer interaction, like searching the web, checking e-mail, scheduling appointments, getting latest news, run computer applications by voice and much more, all these using natural language..."
Uhm, these are the assignments we give to interns here! Hello?
It does seem rather unfortunate that some geniuses have equated the task of randomly talking (often insensibly) and segueing music to something artificial intelligence can do with ease.
According to my hero, Corey Deitz,
"This is the last straw!
A long time ago, Radio people were of a certain ilk; we all had deep voices, big egos, and faces that demonstrated why we were not on television. Then, all of a sudden anyone and everyone started to get into radio with normal voices, tolerable egos, and good looks. They ruined everything and forced the rest of us to defend what little turf we still had. We retreated to the lunch room to regroup and eat the 4 day old pizza in the fridge that a client dropped off on Friday."
Then Denise arrived!
"The people who still do work at radio stations have to wear so many hats these days, they need a whiplash brace around their neck just to keep their head from lopping over like a sprung Jack-in-the-Box."
Now let me ask this...
In this day and age...
would you rather put your faith in real men and women of radio or choose to fill the air with the sounds of some sexy botware...
Why do I feel like I know the answer already given how much some of our favourite OAPs are loathed in real life?
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