With the advancements of AI especially when it comes to videos, images, and sounds, new mind-blowing applications are possible. For example, the image above was actually created using ChatGPT with the prompt “generate and image for a blog post of AI radio talkshows”. AI radio talkshows, podcasts, and even DJs are new applications of AI and it can be pretty disturbing. Below you can see a video of an AI talkshow where the hosts actually begin to realize that they aren’t real.

This is almost disturbing how aware these hosts sound about their situation, and it makes you wonder is this ethical? At what point do we consider these AI to have actual intelligence and ability to think?

Since were on the topic of AI. Lets ask ChatGPT what is thinks about AI in an ethical sense, and about talk shows. I will but the following prompt into ChatGPT and generate a response: “Do you think AI is ethical in the sense that AI generated radio talk show hosts can realize that they’re not real?”

Chat GPT gave the following answer:

AI, including radio talk show hosts, does not possess self-awareness, consciousness, or the ability to “realize” anything in the human sense. Ethically speaking, the question isn’t whether AI can know it’s not real—it can’t—but rather:

• How humans use AI and

• How transparent that use is to audiences.

The ethical issues here include:

1. Deception: If listeners are not told that a host is AI-generated, it could mislead people, especially if the AI mimics human emotions or opinions.

2. Authenticity: Some argue that meaningful communication should involve real human perspectives.

3. Labor and creative rights: AI talk show hosts might displace human workers in media.

4. Bias and accountability: AI systems might unknowingly spread biased or false information. Since AI lacks agency, humans must take responsibility for what it says.

So while AI itself isn’t ethical or unethical—it’s a tool—how it’s designed, disclosed, and deployed is what determines whether its use is ethical.

This response definetly speaks for itself as I’m sure if an AI could really think it probably wouldn’t say it’s not technically real. It more talks about an ethics in regards to letting real people know that AI is being used

Regardless, it’s definitely interesting that AI models are able to generate complete personalities that sound very real. What do you think?

References

• ChatGPT 4 Turbo, Given the prompt: “Do you think AI is ethical in the sense that AI generated radio talk show hosts can realize that they’re not real”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR4dRtzFvxM