2 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2022–2024.
Whisper-generated transcripts are aligned with host scripts to find cut points that split linear bulletins into geo-tagged audio modules; locations come from editor metadata or automated matching against a ~2,100-location Bavarian gazetteer with AI inference as fallback (about 10% of clips end up unusable). In public beta as a web app with location entry or device geolocation; the idea originated at a BBC hackathon.
Bayerischer Rundfunk is one of 55 organizations in Germany documented in the index, which holds 93 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance, documented across 283 organizations worldwide.