South Africa, May 5 -- "AI is as much a threat to Radio as the Walkman, the 5 CD carousel, WinAmp, and more recently, the smartphone, which offers people access to recorded or downloaded music, streaming services, and podcasts.

"AI is just another tool in radio's box," says Jay, who has intimately been involved in the evolution of radio from its analogue era to the continued convergence of digital technology on the medium over close-on four decades.

"Radio has literally outlived all major technological advances since the medium's first-ever broadcast on Christmas Eve, 1906.

"We (Radio), are in the process of outliving traditional newspapers and magazine print, and have continued to thrive through the television era.

"As radio broadcas...