{"id":403644,"date":"2025-11-25T13:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/403644\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:07:20","slug":"iheartradio-bans-ai-music-podcasts-radio-djs-with-new-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/403644\/","title":{"rendered":"iHeartRadio Bans AI Music, Podcasts & Radio DJs With New Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tiHeartRadio\u2019s chief programming officer and president, Tom Poleman<\/strong>, sent a letter to staff on Friday (Nov. 21), obtained by Billboard, pledging that the company doesn\u2019t and won\u2019t \u201cuse AI-generated personalities\u201d or \u201cplay AI music that features synthetic vocalists pretending to be human,\u201d among other promises.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe pledge marks the beginning of iHeart\u2019s new \u201cGuaranteed Human\u201d program, which will also see the company publish only \u201cGuaranteed Human\u201d podcasts, according to Poleman\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n

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\n\tStarting Monday (Nov. 24), \u201c\u2018Guaranteed Human\u2019 is a core part of our brand,\u201d Poleman wrote. \u201cYou\u2019ll hear it in our imaging, and we want listeners to feel it every time they tune in.\u201d iHeartRadio DJs must now add a line to their hourly legal IDs about being \u201cGuaranteed Human.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRemember, this isn\u2019t a tagline \u2014 it\u2019s a promise,\u201d Poleman added. \u201cAnd it\u2019s part of every station\u2019s personality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNews of the pro-human content initiative comes after recent headlines about the growth \u2014 and increasing indistinguishability \u2014 of AI-generated voices, songs and podcasts. According to French streaming service Deezer, 97% of participants in a recent study could not tell the difference between AI and human-made songs; the platform also estimates that 50,000 full AI-generated songs are added to their service every day. Billboard also recently revealed that AI music company Suno is generating 7 million tracks a day. <\/p>\n

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\n\tWhile most of these AI songs aren\u2019t receiving many streams or sales, there have been several breakthroughs in recent weeks. This includes Xania Monet, an artist whose work was recorded using Suno and paired with AI images. Her song \u201cHow Was I Supposed to Know?\u201d recently debuted on the Adult R&B Airplay chart <\/a>and has been put in rotation by a handful of radio stations across the U.S.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn terms of radio DJs, an AI radio personality called DJ Tori has taken over the undesirable overnight and weekend shifts at a hard-rock radio station in Hiawatha, Iowa, called KFMW Rock 108, according to a Rolling Stone report<\/a>. Her voice and image \u2014 that of a fashionable tattooed rocker \u2014 are both AI-generated. Meanwhile, will.i.am<\/a> launched RAiDiO.FYI, an interactive AI radio app featuring synthetic voices that tell you about the songs that are playing. Spotify also continues to push its AI DJ feature, programmed based on the voice and persona of one of its employees.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the world of podcasting, a company called Inception Point AI, founded by a former Wondery executive, has more than 5,000 podcasts and is generating 3,000 episodes a week at a cost of $1 or less per episode.<\/p>\n

\n\tTo underscore his point to iHeart employees, Poleman added some stats, including that \u201c70% of consumers say they use AI as a tool, yet 90% want their media to be from real humans,\u201d and that \u201c92% say nothing can replace human connection \u2014 up from 76% in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRead the full letter below.<\/p>\n

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\n\tTeam,<\/p>\n

\n\tA few weeks ago, I shared that iHeart is one of the last truly human entertainment sources and our listeners come to us for companionship, connection, and authenticity \u2014 something AI can\u2019t replicate. We\u2019re Guaranteed Human. We don\u2019t use AI-generated personalities. We don\u2019t play AI music that features synthetic vocalists pretending to be human. And the podcasts we publish are also Guaranteed Human.<\/p>\n

\n\tThank you for leaning into our commitment to keep everything we do real and authentic. That\u2019s what makes us special. And now we\u2019re taking it a step further.<\/p>\n

\n\tStarting Monday, 11\/24, we\u2019re making \u201cGuaranteed Human\u201d a core part of our brand. You\u2019ll hear it in our imaging, and we want listeners to feel it every time they tune in. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n

\n\tHourly Legal IDs:<\/p>\n

\n\tWe\u2019re changing hourly legal IDs beginning Monday to say:<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c(Station call letters\/name), (city of license) an iHeartRadio station\u2026 Guaranteed Human\u201d (with the iHeartRadio audio signature heartbeat).<\/p>\n

\n\tThese will run every hour on our stations.<\/p>\n

\n\tSweepers<\/p>\n

\n\tTo augment our legal IDs, we also want you to create fun, nonchalant sweepers that fit your station\u2019s vibe and reinforce that we\u2019re Guaranteed Human. Sweepers should end with the words \u201cGuaranteed Human.\u201d Drop them in every hour, between songs or talk content where it feels natural. Many stations will also start these on Monday, with others ramping up in the following weeks.<\/p>\n

\n\tAttached are examples of the hourly legal ID and sweepers.<\/p>\n

\n\tRemember, this isn\u2019t a tagline \u2014 it\u2019s a promise. And it\u2019s part of every station\u2019s personality. When listeners interact with us, they know they\u2019re connecting with real voices, real stories, and real emotion. That\u2019s our superpower.<\/p>\n

\n\tA little about why this matters so much; research says:<\/p>\n