World Radio Day

  AI is transforming our relationship with the radio voice , from real-time audio transcription and noise reduction to highly realistic synthesized voices At its best, AI makes radio more accessible , enabling captions for deaf and hard of hearing audiences, voice-controlled radios for people who are blind or visually impaired, and AI translation that brings broadcasts into more languages, helping radio reach everyone, everywhere. This transformation is not about replacing the human voice which remains at the heart ofradio. Used responsibly, AI can amplify reach human creativity and inclusion. In line with UNESCO’s ethical framework for artificial intelligence , voice technologies must respect human dignity, people’s consent to be recorded, transparency, and human oversight, and must never be used to deceive or exploit. A voice is more than sound: it is identity, and identity is a human right. Sub-themes around this idea for programme content : ways to leverage, develop or ...

Reginald Fessenden (U.S.A.) constructs a high-frequency alternator and succeeds in transmitting the human voice via radio. 25 October: Lee de Forest (U.S.A.) applies for a patent on the triode, a 3-electrode valve that make possible the detection, transmission and amplifications of radio signals .