Terrestrial radio is not a broadcasting relic — it is strategic national infrastructure. In this World Radio Day reflection, Nabeel Tirmazi argues why reach does not equal relevance, why radio remains a lifeline in crises, and what responsible AI integration in broadcasting should actually look like.
As World Radio Day 2026 invites us to explore “Radio and Artificial Intelligence,” our beloved industry stands at a fascinating crossroads. Will we become mere “audio factories,” churning out content, or will we embrace Augmented Creativity, where technology elevates our uniquely human touch? At the very core of this exciting evolution lies the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) […]
You’re wrong if you think radio ever stayed the same. It never did. It just evolved without the fanfare. Vinyl became carts. Carts became automation. Automation became data-driven systems. One signal fractured into thousands of personalized streams. Each transition stripped away friction so we could double down on what actually matters: editorial judgment, audience trust, […]
Most online content creators still craft content for an outdated web structure, assuming readers move smoothly from beginning to end. In reality, both humans and AI now consume information in fragments, pulling pieces rather than reading start to finish. Today, content is often pulled apart before anyone reads it. AI systems extract pieces of text […]
written by Nabeel Tirmazi When my son started his A-Levels this year, I persuaded him to chose Law with Economics and Business, a bold choice for someone who’d never read a legal text before. He had no idea what statute, precedent, or mens rea even meant. Like most beginners, he saw law as a wall […]
Throwback to five years ago, thanks Facebook for the reminder… I had the privilege of leading a Google Crowdsource awareness workshop series, along with Saidul Karim and Desty Hotifatruwosai, guiding an incredible Southeast Asian community. Back then, we were volunteering to raise awareness that how important it is to have refined, well-tagged and sorted data […]
