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An Australian radio station is facing backlash from listeners after it revealed that an artificial intelligence-generated host had been hosting a show for six months. The virtual host named Thy was created by ElevenLabs, which is a voice-cloning AI software used by Australian Radio Network (ARN) station CADA.The Sydney-based radio station had Thy hosting a show called Workdays with Thy that aired four hours a day from Monday to Friday, where she would play music and introduce songs.The show’s website promoted the show, writing, “Curated by our music experts, these are the songs that are charting or on the cusp of blowing up — hear it first with Thy so you can boast to your friends and say you were all over it first.”The station didn’t let its listeners know that Thy was not a real person. Its secret was revealed after Sydney-based writer Stephanie Coombes started asking about Thy’s identity in a blog post. 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Where did she come from?”“There is no biography, or further information about the woman who is supposedly presenting this show,” Coombes added.This led to the radio station’s owner, ARN Media, confirming to the Australian Financial Review that while Thy is AI-generated, her voice and likeness are modelled after an actual employee in the company’s financial department.“We’ve been trialing AI audio tools on CADA, using the voice of Thy, an ARN team member,” a spokesperson for ARN said in a statement. “This is a space being explored by broadcasters globally, and the trial has offered valuable insights.”The spokesperson also said the trial highlighted “the power of real personalities in driving compelling content.” 2:00 Tech Talk: AI goes nuclear & a self-healing battery Tech Talk: AI goes nuclear & a self-healing battery Tech Talk: AI-generated court document filled with errors Tech Talk: Tesla odometer scandal & turning brain waves into words Canadian startup uses AI to help women navigate menopause Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-11","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":11,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-11"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = gnAdSettings.ads || []; gnAdSettings.ads.push( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-11","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":11,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-11"},"companion":false} ); } Teresa Lim, vice-president of the Australian Association of Voice Actors, called out CADA’s failure to disclose its use of AI in a LinkedIn post. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. “AI can be such a powerful and positive tool in broadcasting if there are correct safeguards in place,” she wrote. “Authenticity and truth are so important for broadcast media. The public deserves to know what the source is of what’s being broadcast.… We need to have these discussions now before AI becomes so advanced that it’s too difficult to regulate.”Lim also referenced being an Asian woman working in Australian media and how it can be difficult for her demographic to break into the broadcasting industry. More on World More videos Columbia student arrested by ICE released on bail, says he’s not afraid of Trump Migrants at ICE detention facility in Texas spell out ‘S-O-S’ Trump taps Mike Waltz for UN role in 1st high profile White House shake-up India will include caste in its next census. Here’s what to know. Houston slams Poilievre, says Conservatives must ‘do some soul searching’ after 4th straight loss Bike lanes in Toronto will be removed ‘one way or another’ Ford warns Eagle tries to steal fish from boaters ‘He doesn’t like any other human being on this planet’: David Frum rips Trump for ‘damage’ caused to U.S.-Canada relationship “As an Asian-Australian female HUMAN voice actor and presenter in the radio and advertising industry, I find this industry-first move offensive on various levels,” Lim wrote.“When we found out she was just a cardboard cut-out, it cemented the disappointment. There are a limited number of Asian-Australian female presenters who are available for the job, so just give it to one of them. Don’t take that opportunity away from a minority group who’s already struggling,” she added.Lim suggested that the way forward to work with AI in radio broadcasting is by creating “explicit AI labelling laws to precent this level of deception.”“We need transparency in the use and creation of AI material. The Australian public deserve to be able to trust what we hear on-air,” she added. 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Surprise, you've been listening to an AI! For months, AI has been spinning tracks and no one noticed. Let's discuss the implications of AI in our day-to-day lives. 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Ignoring to disclose that an on-air host is an AI can impact listener trust. As AI continues to become integral in creative fields, ethical considerations surrounding…— Gaal (@Gaal_ai) April 26, 2025A famous Australian radio station CADA secretly used an #AI voice, created by ElevenLabs, for six months without listeners noticing it wasn’t human!The AI host, based on a real employee, ran a 4-hour daily music segment reaching over 72,000 listeners.— Hossam Fatnassi (@hsmftn) April 27, 2025 Story continues below advertisement if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-14","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":14,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-14"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = gnAdSettings.ads || []; gnAdSettings.ads.push( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-14","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":14,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-14"},"companion":false} ); } AI has come under increasing criticism in recent months, particularly after artists were forced to warn fans of “fake” songs spreading online that use AI to mimic their voices.Most recently, Celine Dion’s representatives posted a statement on her Instagram saying that songs purporting to be a replicated version of Dion are “not approved and are not songs from her official discography.”They said the recordings have appeared on various digital platforms. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)While Dion’s camp did not reference the songs by name, several fake recordings have popped up on YouTube credited as an AI model of the singer’s voice. 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