A company called Skyrocket Radio has introduced a new program that can generate, write and voice a radio newscast for local stations that might be stretched thin. According to the developer, it frees up people to do other things, somewhat relegating news to an afterthought. A station in Phoenix is already trying it out. 

According to Skyrocket's founder:

"The idea came from a real scenario: one of our affiliates with a minimal staff lost its dedicated newsperson, forcing a non-news staff member to wear a new hat. Our new tool ensures that stations can maintain high-quality news coverage—even when circumstances change."

What could go wrong? Well, it IS news and that calls for absolute accuracy. I can't speak for anyone else, but my experience with AI online has been a dismal failure, with inaccurate or outright false statements coming during every single encounter. Not exactly what you want for what is supposed to be a reliable and factual source of information. Even if it is culling the stories off a station's own website. 

But alas, the future is here and whether it's good or not, in an era of endless cutbacks, I fear it may be inevitable. 

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