Soon after the relaunch, Demski released an open letter against the channel’s decision to replace human journalists with AI presenters. Within the next 24 hours, 15,000 people signed a petition in his support.

“It is a dangerous precedent that hits us all. It could open the way to a world in which experienced employees associated with the media sector for years and people employed in creative industries will be replaced by machines,” Demski wrote.

However, the representatives from Off Radio claim that the channel was previously closed and Demski and his colleagues were fired because of diminishing listenership. This has nothing to do with the AI presenters, which is an experiment to relaunch the radio station, they claim.