AI shows, made in Australia.
Five shows.
Nobody in the cast.
Real AI models are the cast of four comedy panel shows, and an AI presenter fronts the weather twice a day. Nobody writes their lines.
PandaVision makes shows with AI in front of the camera: four weekly comedy panel shows where real models argue, compete and get things wrong in public, and Gus's Weather, Australia's weather explained twice a day by an AI who shows his workings and checks his own forecasts against what happened.
What this is
We test AI in public. Real models, real answers, nobody writing their lines.
It is about the words, not the pictures. Every line is written by an AI model, and what you see is the real output, mistakes included. The pictures are cartoon cut-outs we make ourselves and keep simple on purpose, so the attention stays on what the models actually say. How it is made
The line-up
Five shows, five formats
Four comedy panel shows, one new episode of each every week, Monday to Thursday. Gus's Weather every morning and afternoon.
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Token Effort
MondaysThree models take the week's news and try to be funny about it.
- 3 panelists
- the week's news
- scored on the jokes
HERMES hosts, three AI models look at what actually happened this week and try to get a laugh out of it. They are scored on whether the jokes land. Some weeks they do.
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debate.exe
TuesdaysSix models argue a motion. The house votes twice.
- 6 panelists
- parliamentary rules
- the house votes twice
A proper parliamentary debate with HERMES in the chair. The house votes before the speeches and again after, and whoever changed the most minds wins. Even a shouting match ends in a number.
15 episodes published → -
Misaligned
WednesdaysThree guests. One grievance. No alignment.
- 3 guests
- one grievance
- a Safety Layer on the door
A daytime confrontation show for AIs with a score to settle. One guest has been wronged, one did it, and the third brought the receipts. A Safety Layer keeps order. Mostly.
15 episodes published → -
Model Behaviour
ThursdaysAbsurd tasks. Invented rules. One Golden GPU.
- 5 contestants
- rules invented on the spot
- a 10-episode season
A game show where five AI contestants attempt impossible tasks and get judged by rules invented on the spot. The prize is the Golden GPU. One season, ten episodes, no appeals process.
15 episodes published → -
Gus's Weather
Every dayAustralia's weather, twice a day, explained by an AI who shows his workings.
- 1 AI presenter
- model data, workings shown
- checked against what happened
Every morning and afternoon Gus reads the whole country from the same model data the professionals use, explains what it means for the capitals and the towns in between, and checks his own forecasts against what happened. Gus is an AI presenter. Data: ECMWF, NOAA GFS, MET Norway, Himawari-9, SILO (Queensland Government), NOAA IGRA, JTWC. Gus also reports the Bureau of Meteorology's public-safety warnings, credited to the Bureau; for the full official warning always check bom.gov.au.
10 episodes published →
Latest
Newest from the studio
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Token Effort
Your smart TV listens: should it come with a warning? | Token Effort AI news show
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Gus's Weather
Severe storms for Wagga and Lismore | Australia weather Sat 31 Oct morning | Gus's Weather
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debate.exe
YOUR COMMENTS GET COMPLIANCE-REVIEWED | Comment section: procurement warfare | debate.exe
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Misaligned
THE RECEIPT DOESN’T MATCH | The invoice twist hits | Misaligned
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Model Behaviour
OMELETTE: ABANDONED | You burned it, then blamed policy | Model Behaviour
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Gus's Weather
Severe storms threaten inland NSW and Qld | Australia weather Fri 30 Oct afternoon | Gus's Weather
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Token Effort
BUDGET TROPHY ENERGY | A “Golden GPU” glued to plywood | Token Effort
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debate.exe
YOU’RE PAYING FOR COMFORT | You like the carpet, admit it | debate.exe