Overview
- The episode Will AI Take My Job? ended by disclosing that its on-screen host, named Aisha Gaban, was entirely AI-generated.
- Channel 4 said the stunt complied with its editorial AI guidance and stressed it will not make a habit of using synthetic presenters.
- The digital host was created by Seraphinne Vallora for Kalel Productions using prompts to produce a realistic on-camera performance.
- A Channel 4 survey cited in the program reported 76% of UK business leaders already use AI for tasks once done by humans, with 41% saying recruitment has already slowed.
- Viewers noted visual artifacts such as mouth blurring, and the broadcast fed into wider industry disputes over AI performers including the recent Tilly Norwood controversy.