{"id":651034,"date":"2026-05-05T11:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/651034\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:44:22","slug":"sunny-coast-radio-show-hands-the-mic-to-ai-in-live-on-air-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/651034\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Coast radio show hands the mic to AI in live on-air experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSEA FM’s Elly & Taz. Image supplied\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Something unusual (and just a tad controversial) is about to unfold on the Sunshine Coast airwaves \u2013 and it could well end up going pear-shaped.<\/p>\n

This Friday (May 8), 91.9 SEA FM\u2019s Drive show hosts Elly and Taz will introduce a brand-new co-host \u2026 and it\u2019s not human.<\/p>\n

For one afternoon, Elly Chaney and Taz Eriksen will hand part of their live broadcast over to an AI-powered \u2018personality,\u2019 designed to jump into conversations, respond to callers, and attempt to keep pace with the unpredictable nature of live radio.<\/p>\n

Whether this enhances the show or completely derails it remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only robot I\u2019ve ever liked is my robovac, so I\u2019m off this new co-host from the get-go. We\u2019ll see how long it lasts,\u201d said Elly.<\/p>\n

\u201cRedundancies are already rampant in radio \u2026 what are we doing?!\u201d asked Taz?<\/p>\n

The bold on-air experiment taps into a growing industry conversation: Can artificial intelligence replicate real human chemistry, timing, and humour \u2013 or does it fall apart when faced with the chaos of live radio?<\/p>\n

Listeners are invited to tune in and judge for themselves as the experiment unfolds live on air.<\/p>\n

Further details, including how the AI performs under pressure, will be revealed following the broadcast.<\/p>\n

WHEN: Friday, May 8, from 3:00pm<\/p>\n

WHERE: 91.9 SEA FM or via Listen Sunny Coast<\/p>\n

(available on Google Play and the App Store)<\/p>\n

More info here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEA FM’s Elly & Taz. Image supplied Something unusual (and just a tad controversial) is about to unfold…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[276603,64,63,314895,105],"class_list":["post-651034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-91-9-sea-fm","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-elly-taz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}