Today’s Hip-Hop, With An Artificial Ingredient

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West of Sydney, New South Wales, one of Australia’s largest cities, lie the Blue Mountains and the city of Katoomba, in the shadow of Minnehaha Falls. Here, fans of hip-hop music can tune to 2ONE at 96.1 MHz to enjoy the sounds of distinctively local acts including veteran club DJ Dion Mavath, heard in the 11pm hour Friday (4/25) as part of a mix show.


Tune to this station known as “CADA” weekdays between 11am and 3pm, and you’ll hear “Workdays With Thy.” There’s a photo of “Thy” on the station’s website, along with the promise, “Every weekday from 11am-3pm while you are at work, driving around, doing the commute on public transport or at uni, Thy will be playing you the hottest tracks from around the world.”

There’s just one catch. There is no “Thy” — and there never has been over the six months this AI-generated air talent has been on the Australian Radio Network (ARN) station.

 

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