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OFF Radio Kraków, a public broadcaster, has replaced its journalists with three AI presenters. It aims to reach younger audiences by discussing culture, art, and social issues such as LGBTQ+ concerns.
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Mateusz Demski, a former journalist at the station, published an open letter opposing the dismissal of humans for AI. His protest gained strong support, with over 23,000 people signing the petition.
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The station's head, Marcin Pulit, defended the decision, stating that the reason for the firing was not the use of AI tools but close-to-zero listenership.
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The station aired an interview with an AI avatar impersonating the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, a Nobel Prize winner in Literature who died in 2012.
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Michał Rusinek, the president of Wisława Szymborska Foundation, told the broadcaster TVN that he allowed the station to use the poet’s name. He said the poet had a sense of humor and would love it.
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Krzysztof Gawkowski, Poland’s deputy prime minister and minister of digital affairs, tweeted about the need for legislation to regulate AI. “AI must be used for people, not against them!” he wrote.
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